Category Archives: God

SCATTER BLESSINGS

Posted on April 18, 2018 by thoughtsmjdisler

“Love in the human is a growth that must be daintily nourished. It is timid in that it waits to be sought–it is powerful when once one fully possesses it or is possessed by it. It recognizes no foe, and … Continue reading →

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TEN FLOWERS

Posted on February 24, 2018 by thoughtsmjdisler

“If we gather, and give away a flower from the plant of love in our garden, ten flowers spring up where one has been. There is no pause in the blossoming of love. The reward of love is increased power … Continue reading →

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SEEKING

Posted on February 13, 2018 by thoughtsmjdisler

“What we seek, seeks us.” – Marsha Sinetar, Ordinary People as Monks and Mystics: Lifestyles for Self-discovery,” 1986. “And I love whoever loves me, And who earnestly seeks me shall find.” Proverbs 8:17 The Bible in Modern English, Fourth Edition, … Continue reading →

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CONTAGIOUS PEACE

Posted on February 6, 2018 by thoughtsmjdisler

“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee.” [Isaiah 26:3a] What is this Peace which is promised to us, if we indeed ‘stay our minds’ on God? It is first, the result of a unity … Continue reading →

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The REAL FACE

Posted on January 31, 2018 by thoughtsmjdisler

“Nothing is adequate for man which stops short of binding the human and the divine together into one single life-process. It is not a different life from this human life of ours that we seek; it is not an ‘other’ … Continue reading →

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“i” – “I”: TWO SELVES

Posted on January 24, 2018 by thoughtsmjdisler

Spirituality is always in reference to two “I”s, two selves. The “i” of the person and the “I” of the Universe. It is religion in a personal mode, religion from the point of view of the “i” of yourself and … Continue reading →

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FOUR ANCHORS

Posted on January 1, 2018 by thoughtsmjdisler

New Year’s Day, 2018 New beginnings. “With God, all things are possible.”- Christ Jesus (Matthew 19:26) The Bible has a vivid account of the shipwreck experienced by Paul on his journey as a prisoner to Rome (Acts 27): “Somewhere in … Continue reading →

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Radiance

Posted on December 24, 2017 by thoughtsmjdisler

Christmas, 2017 Arise! Shine–be radiant with the glory of the Lord; for your light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon you! The sun shall be no more your light by day, nor for brightness shall … Continue reading →

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PROMISE

Posted on November 14, 2017 by thoughtsmjdisler

“I will never leave you or forsake you.” Once we understand and fully accept the living God’s intent that we have “life abundant”– satisfying, productive, happy lives – trust is born. We receive our baptism: “This is my beloved Son … Continue reading →

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The WHOLE of MYSELF

Posted on November 8, 2017 by thoughtsmjdisler

“I cannot explain the whole of myself without bringing in God as part of my ancestry. And I do not look toward finding Him by going back in an infinite regress in time, but rather by going forward toward … Continue reading →

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