So, we continue with the very first book in the bible, Genesis (Gn 6:5-8; 7:1-5, 10), today hearing the story of Noah and the ark. We have moved from the awe-inspiring and wonderful account of the creation of the earth and all life on earth, the extreme goodness associated with all this, to the “disobedience” of Adam and Eve who ate the forbidden fruit, and then hear of the first murder occurring between their two sons Cain and Abel, ending up today with what could be interpreted as the dire consequences of so much “not getting it!” …
How do you win favor with someone? This may be a sub-conscious, unconscious, and even sometimes a very conscious question. From a negative standpoint, a conscious version of this question could involve manipulation. As humans, we are prone to competition, which is not a “bad” thing. …
Thomas Merton speaks of Le Pointe Verge as that tiny inmost point within all of us that is precisely pure poverty. This is the point within all of us that is emptiness in completion, as it is the very seat of God in our soul, and conversely our seat within God. …