They want to drive a wedge between us so that we spend our time fighting with each other instead of building towards the future United we stand; divided we fall "You watch, there will be some sense coming out of the White House and Congress will be working together toward helping poor people, and next …
Jesus, remember me Requiem Jesus of Nazareth Were you there...? others? please add in comments or email to holysmokeonthewater@outlook.com, and I will add them
"I believe I free-willed myself right off the path and the powers that be had to do a massive reroute to get me back on track. It took years, and a lot of people were impacted." Help, is anybody up there? I'm here, I can help. Who is that? It's me, God. Thank God! I'm …
"He's not highly thought of by the academics." Human evolution; it would be a great job if it weren't for people. Crazy...by who's standards? "You keep moving forward. Don't worry about them; I'll take care of them." "Teach kindness in schools." "The cause is also the cure." Mental illness is also a path to wholeness, …
I was fortified. I consciously followed Jesus as my Pattern, I practiced the presence of God, I knew kenosis, self emptying...but, I was stunned silent. Devastated. I was knocked off my feet. Discombobulated! I was unprepared for the cruelty and jealousy In a 'religious' enemy of my soul. I was condemned and falsely accused. I …
The idea of God as a divine therapist, actively at work not only to save our souls, but to heal us so that we can come into a place of flourishing is one that resonates strongly with me. In today’s reading (on Centering Prayer), the theme of purity of heart appeared several times. Is this …
Rainbows. A meadowlark at dusk. I stop what I'm doing to listen and turn my fully opened heart in that direction because it won't last forever...that this, too, shall pass. In 1992, I was approved for a 10-month education detail to my alma mater, The College of Charleston. I was given a housing and subsistence …
The healthiest, most functional families have two parents fully engaged in the lives and well-being of each individual and the family as a whole. One parent keeps track of the home, how well it kept clean, and the health and well-being of the family members: feeding them, keeping them is suitable clothing, making sure they …
To define an exact location, measurements are made from 3 known positions. To make a point, one sometimes has to come at it from 3 directions, or give it three tries . . .but do so with patience. It's triangulation...not strangulation. When you're given the go-ahead, you have to run with it. Judgement and analysis …
I watched the second half of two NCAA Tournament games last night. The commentators will tell you what they saw. This is what I saw. UMBC was not playing the first game of their agenda; they were 100% Present. Sorry, I'm mixing my metaphors but they both apply. Virginia players couldn't understand why things weren't …
