A book of prayers to the Holy Face of Jesus

A Clean Slate

A Clean Slate! What Will You Write On Your Page Today? A Curse? A Blessing? A clean slate. As the new year approaches and we put 2016 behind us, we start to look ahead at a new beginning, getting mentally and physically prepared to wipe the slate clean, start over toward developing among other things, […]

Fearless

Be Fearless In A Storm! Fearless. Fear is nothing more than a lingering emotion fueled by your imagination.  Danger is real.  It’s the uncomfortable rush of adrenaline you get when you almost step in front of a bus.   It is ok to be cautious such as to avoid danger.  But do not be fearful […]

Sweet As Honey

A Loving Beekeeper and Their Bees.   Are You Staying Busy? Sweet as honey. It is said that honey can and has been preserved for thousands of years!  It has been called “The Nectar Of The Gods” and the process by which honey is produced is an incredible testament to its place in life and […]

Believe!

Believe And Leap In Faith! Believe! Go ahead and take to your science and experiment with love But all the power and the glory is from our God above So to you believers, stand proud and true To you non-believers, I hope you find God too And to those of you who have fallen away […]

Organic or Mechanic

Caution – Slippery Slope Ahead! Organic or mechanic. Do yourself a favor the next time you are at a busy airport.  Turn off your phone and electronic devices, put them in your bag or your pocket, and quietly observe everyone else!  Note how little social interaction you see despite it being one of the most crowded atmospheres we […]

Love and the Innocence of a Child

Love And The Innocence Of A Child Funny how a two-year-old can bring you back to the core reality of life and love. How the innocence of a child can touch us in ways nothing else can. How through the teaching and nurturing process we get responses that touch us to the core. I call […]

Happy Father’s Day! Love on Steroids – A Heightened Experience of Love

Happy Father’s Day 2016! I remember my wife telling me after our firstborn, that she was so in love with our son that she didn’t think she would have the capacity to love more as we were expecting our second child and then our third.  But each time her love magically and exponentially grew!  Now […]

Tribal Knowledge

Take, Eat; This Is My Body Tribe survival depends on a collective gathering of its members for the common good.  Food is gathered, prepared, distributed and shared.  The unity of the community is at its peak in this shared fundamental process.  This process of offering and receiving throughout the community has to have an element […]

Just Wait ‘Til Your Father Comes Home!

Mary Pleads That We Heed The Father and For The Father’s Mercy Upon Us. Oh, That We Would Do The First And Deserve The Second! A father’s role in a household usually is to be the primary disciplinarian when children are unruly or disobedient. Mothers usually request her children to stop misbehaving, then plead for their […]

No One Goes to Heaven in a Horse Drawn Carriage

Okay – no one except Elijah!  But that Was A Chariot of Fire and Horses of Fire, so that’s different! Seriously, it is necessary somehow to earn one’s way! My mother used to comfort me as a child during difficult times.  “We all have our cross to bear,” she would say!  It took me a […]