Expressions

Ash Wednesday – what calls the soul to church When songs and stained glass cede to silence and grey? When music is solemn and slow as a dirge, Why go then to church, on Ash Wednesday? What thought bears the soul to encounter this night When Easter victorious seems eons away? When pews languish empty, […]

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. (Genesis 1:27) Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. And the Lord […]

I shall think, then, of a silent night when a star shone a wondrous light To us unknown was born a Child that God and man may reconcile This whole angelic gospel went forth to lowly men who found its worth The glorious news to us it brought a hope that the weary world long […]

Driven by desperation for the healing touch of Jesus for their mutual friend pinioned perniciously by paralysis, and caring little for the august assembly of pharisees and teachers of the law from every quarter of the land, who had gathered to see this spectacle, this man of miracles, they sought to bring their friend to […]

STITAR, CROATIA – NOVEMBER 24: Return of the prodigal son, Relief on main altar in the church of Saint Matthew in Stitar, Croatia on November 24, 2015 How flippantly in the wild mustang years of his youth he demanded his inheritance from the wise patriarch of the family; and then chose to lead a life, […]

take care of old mother – young female hand giving a red heart to old hand of a mother And a leper came to him, imploring him, and kneeling said to him, “If you will, you can make me clean.” Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand and touched him and said to him, […]

god making a pact with the devil shaking hands. That is why I can reminisce on my past, not being ashamed or guilty, but in quiet humility and understanding the process of maturity; because only when I see the contrast I understand the transforming nature of Christ no matter how far I had run and […]

magic book on a background with the lines and lights The glamour of new messiahs enunciating words that give flesh and form to tenets framed by master-spirits – words compacted with designer genes to awaken and impassion the gullible who form the coterie of believers, capturing the headlines of tabloids and media, have currency and […]

Man lighting a fire in a dark winter forest preparing for an overnight sleep in nature warming himself with DIY fire. Adventure scouting survival concept. It started shy – a gentle flame That almost blushed to burn; Then steadily it grew and grew – To stretch, it seemed to yearn. But as the hours flickered […]

  At the end of the Valley of the Shadow of Death, there is a Glory brighter than ten thousand suns that I can only see in reflection. It is a Glory that transcends Earth and Heaven, Illuminating every corner of my consciousness for it is the primal light of the Son of God triumphant […]

There is healing in total darkness when the garish light of public life strains the retina of insight and the glare of the noonday sun of harsh reality overwhelms, when acrid light casts a jaundiced hue on every dainty glen and lush bower that should bring delight; when light choked with the smog of callousness […]

Road Travel Journey Nature Scenics Concept   We journey through the unknown, To a home we have yet to own; A wonderful home in eternity, Promised by the Lord Almighty. It is a challenging journey, Often through hostile territory; But God will be with us all the way; If we obey Him night and day. […]