Healing Prayer of Silence

There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear because fear has to do with punishment, and so one who fears is not yet perfect in love. (1 John 4:18) How do we respond to this Scripture verse from the First letter of John? Can we accept it at face value? Do we believe we can really...

What did you go out to the desert to see? (Luke 7:24) Jesus asked this question to those who went out to the desert to listen to John the Baptist. John foretold the coming of the Lord, but he was clearly not what his listeners expected. John wore clothing made of camel’s hair and had a...

What did St. Paul mean when, in his Letter to the Ephesians, he wrote the phrase… So that we might exist for the praise of His glory, we who first hoped in Christ. (Ephesians 1:12) This is an interesting way to describe the followers of Christ, but what does it mean? It should not be...

  The best way to prepare for the coming of the Lord is to model His own preparation before His coming. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, she gave birth to her first child, a son. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and she wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and...

The Masters of prayer teach us that progress in prayer moves along a continuum from need to desire. But what exactly does this mean? When we were children, we turned to our parents to ask for, and most often received, what we wanted or believed we needed. Of course, there was often a difference...

Glancing at a bookshelf the other day, a particular title seemed to stand out among all the others. It was a book by the well-known German philosophy professor, and prolific Christian author, Dietrich von Hildebrand. It was entitled: Transformation in Christ. The main title alone should be enough...

Many of us have known the great benefit of having a mentor in life, someone who can Help us along and show us the ropes, whether in school, sports, our profession, or in some cases, even in our roles as spouse or parent. Often mentors don’t realize they are serving as our guides. We might...

Have you ever wondered if God’s Grace is sufficient for you? Many of us experience those moments in our lives when we begin to question whether God is still in our corner, whether He is sufficiently aware of what we are dealing with in our life. We might begin to wonder whether His grace truly...

The idea of a Bucket List has become very popular in the past many years. It is the motivation to complete a list of the experiences or achievements a person hopes to have or accomplish during their lifetime. Unfortunately, this mindset can also lead us to place the focus of our lives on the...

As they continued their journey he entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary who sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak. Martha, burdened with much serving, came to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left...

May the Lord smile on you and be gracious to you.  May the Lord show you His favor and give you His peace. (Numbers 6:25-26) Just what is it that makes God smile? Perhaps we were not even aware that God smiles, but according to the Book of Numbers, God does indeed smile on us. The...

There is real confusion these days about the virtue of Hope. So many people see it as waiting for something in the future, the ultimate realization of a dream we have, an unfulfilled desire, or a condition we will experience at some point down the road. But that is not hope. Hope is directly...

Jesus said, “Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” (Matthew 19:14) This may be a disappointing verse for those of us who are no longer children. Perhaps we might console ourselves with the thought that Jesus just...

And people brought to him (Jesus) a deaf man who had a speech impediment and begged him to lay his hand on him. He took him off by himself away from the crowd. He put his finger into the man’s ears and, spitting, touched his tongue; then he looked up to heaven and groaned, and said to him, ...

If there is one thing everyone can agree on today, it is that there is not enough time in our life. The Bible teaches us this principle in the Psalms: Lord, let me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is. You have made my days a few...

Jesus said to his disciples: “Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour when the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. You also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.” Then Peter said, “Lord, is this...

Many readers of Scripture, and even some individuals who do not read the Bible, are familiar with the story of Daniel and the Lions’ Den (Book of Daniel Chapter 6). However, very few people remember the infraction of the Law that got Daniel sent to the lions’ den. The real story behind Daniel’s...

We have probably all been asked the above question at one time or another; if not, we will be some day. Or, if we are already enjoying retirement, the question might be phrased, “So, what did you do for a living?” Of course we know what the person asking this question is really interested in....

Truly, you are a God who hides himself,      O God of Israel, the Savior. (Isaiah 45:15) Does it ever seem as though God is hiding Himself when we seek Him in prayer? The most common response people offer about why they don’t spend time in prayer each day, is that they do not experience...

The entire objective of our human experience before God is to be divinized, deified, which means to be made partakers in the divine nature of God, His Son, and the Holy Spirit. He has bestowed on us the precious and very great promises, so that through them you may come to share in the divine...