A week later His disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them.Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said,“Peace be with you!” Then He said to Thomas,“Put your finger here; see my hands.Reach out your hand and put it into My side.Stop doubting and believe.” Thomas said… Continue reading My Lord and My God
Day by day, Day by day,Oh, Dear Lord, three things I pray.To see thee more clearly,Love thee more dearly,Follow thee more nearly,Day by day.– John-Michael Tebelak (1949-1985) & Stephen Schwartz, from “Day by day” (1971) On April 6th I met Jesus in person. And He turns out to be a profoundly complex but amazingly relatable and even actually… Continue reading Pearl of Great Price
Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me.Let there be peace on earth, the peace that was meant to be.With God as our father, brothers all are we.Let me walk with my brother in perfect harmony.– Jill Jackson Miller (1913-1995) & Sy Miller (1908-1971), from “Let There Be Peace on Earth”… Continue reading Seeking Sense in Hindsight
Nothing real can be threatened.Nothing unreal exists.Herein lies the peace of God.– ACIM, Preface.1:1-3 Seek Reality Online goes live officially on Monday, June 27th. But if you go to seekreality.com before that date, you will find that we are hosting a friends-and-family open house this weekend. Thank you for being its final testers! If you find anything… Continue reading Seek Reality Online
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord!He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored.He has loosed the fateful lightening of His terrible swift sword.His truth is marching on!Glory, glory Hallelujah! Glory, glory Hallelujah!Glory, glory Hallelujah! His truth is marching on!– Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910), from… Continue reading Moving On
There is a time for everything,and a season for every activity under the heavens. – from The Christian Bible’s Old Testament (Ecclesiastes 3:1) For most of my life I was one of the most ardent Christians you know. I have read the Bible from cover to cover more than a dozen times. I majored in Christian… Continue reading His Turn at Last!
All hail the power of Jesus’s Name! Let angels prostrate fall;Bring forth the royal diadem, and crown Him Lord of all!Ye chosen seed of Israel’s race, ye ransomed from the fall,Hail Him Who saves you by His grace, and crown Him Lord of all!– Edward Perronet (1726-1792), from “All Hail the Power of Jesus’s Name”… Continue reading His Story
To dream the impossible dream, to fight the unbeatable foe,To bear with unbearable sorrow, to run where the brave dare not go.To right the unrightable wrong, to love pure and chaste from afar,To try when your arms are too weary to reach the unreachable star,This is my quest, to follow that star, no matter how… Continue reading Seeking Reality
From ghoulies and ghostiesAnd long-leggedy beastiesAnd things that go bump in the night,Good Lord, deliver us!~ traditional Scottish prayer This is the first post that I ever have written about something that I never have deliberately studied, I have no interest in whatsoever, and frankly I want nothing to do with. But you can’t do the… Continue reading Demons
Climb every mountain, Search high and low,Follow every byway, Every path you know.Climb every mountain, Ford every stream,Follow every rainbow, ‘Til you find your dream.A dream that will need All the love you can give,Every day of your life, For as long as you live.– Richard Rodgers (1902-1979), from “Climb Ev’ry Mountain” (1965) You haven’t asked… Continue reading What If Jesus Is Right?
