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union

The height of prayer is when the mind is free from thoughts and becomes aware of God alone.
St. Isaiah the Solitary

a God who feels deeply

When did I decide
I’m not allowed to cry

Positivity can’t split these seas
And all my optimism won’t set this captive free
I need a King who hung on Calvary
I’ll always need a God who feels deeply
I need a God who knows the, the gravity

In case of emergency …

Create an emergency preparedness plan.

… pray!

hermits!

What profession do you admire most and why?

Not a profession (as in “job”) but religious – the hermits who live complete off-the-grid.

The commitment to an ideal – in this case a person – is what I admire. These hermits turn their backs on all things that this world looks for and simple turn to Jesus. “Deny yourself and follow me.”

Faith! To follow Jesus unconditionally in hiddenness and “fear of the Lord” (accountability). To be forgotten by the world and only seen by Jesus.

who am I?

Who am I?
Am I a product (to be market)?
Am I a voter (to be enticed)?
Am I a consumer (to be sold)?
Who am I?
I am one who is loved by Jesus.

objective?

… observer’s paradox is a situation in which the phenomenon being observed is unwittingly influenced by the presence of the observer/investigator.

whole in each

The Church of Christ is united in all her parts by the bond of love, so that she is both one in many members and mystically whole in each member. … If those who believe in Christ are one, then wherever an individual member is present, the whole body is also there through the mystery of the sacrament.
Peter Damian, Letter 28 Dominus Vobiscum.

experience me

Daily writing prompt

How would you describe yourself to someone?

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I would not describe me, and most certainly not define me. I would ask the individual to experience me

buy more books

If you won two free plane tickets, where would you go?

I would cash in the tickets and buy more books.

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never had one

What’s the story behind your nickname?

To my knowledge, I have never had a nickname. I have been called Father (that is, as a priest) in the past. But that was a relational term rather than a nickname.