The Unwounded Life Bears No Resemblance To

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.

A Trusting Heart Is Forgiven And, In Turn, Forgives.

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.

Justification By Grace Through Faith' Is The Theologian's Learned Phrase For What Chesterton Once Called 'the Furious Love Of G-d.' He Is Not Moody Or Capricious; He Knows No Seasons Of Change. He Has A Single Relentless Stance Toward Us: He Loves Us. He Is The Only G-d Man Has Ever Heard Of Who Loves Sinners. False Gods- The Gods Of Human Manufacturing- Despise Sinners, But The Father Of (yeshua) Loves All, No Matter What They Do.

Only Reckless Confidence In A Source Greater Than Ourselves Can Empower Us To Forgive The Woulds Inflicted By Others.