Jesus Comes Not For The Super-spiritual But

We Should Be Astonished At The Goodness Of God, Stunned That He Should Bother To Call Us By Name, Our Mouths Wide Open At His Love, Bewildered That At This Very Moment We Are Standing On Holy Ground.

The Way Of Trust Is A Movement Into Obscurity, Into The Undefined, Into Ambiguity, Not Into Some Predetermined, Clearly Delineated Plan For The Future. The Next Step Discloses Itself Only Out Of A Discernment Of God Acting In The Desert Of The Present Moment. The Reality Of Naked Trust Is The Life Of The Pilgrim Who Leaves What Is Nailed Down, Obvious, And Secure, And Walks Into The Unknown Without Any Rational Explanation To Justify The Decision Or Guarantee The Future. Why? Because God Has Signaled The Movement And Offered It His Presence And His Promise.

Faith Means Wanting God And Wanting To Want Nothing Else.

Charles De Foucauld, The Found Of The Little Brothers Of Jesus, Wrote A Single Sentence That's Ahad A Profound Impact On My Life. He Said, "the One Thing We Owe Absolutely To God Is Never To Be Afraid Of Anything." Never To Be Afraid Of Anything, Even Death, Which, After All, Is But That Final Breakthrough Into The Open, Waiting, Outstretched Arms Of Abba.

The Sinners To Whom Jesus Directed His Messianic Ministry Were Not Those Who Skipped Morning Devotions Or Sunday Church. His Ministry Was To Those Whom Society Considered Real Sinners. They Had Done Nothing To Merit Salvation. Yet They Opened Themselves To The Gift That Was Offered Them. On The Other Hand, The Self-righteous Placed Their Trust In The Works Of The Law And Closed Their Hearts To The Message Of Grace.