Category Archives: Growth

REVELATION

Posted on September 15, 2018 by

The search for God is not easy for anyone, and when the revelation of God does come, it is something so entirely different from what was expected that if a person is honest he will have to confess that it … Continue reading →

Posted in Asking, God, Growth, Inner Life, Reality, Receiving

CONTINUOUS CREATION

Posted on August 9, 2018 by

A note from this writer: Most passages in this blog are from times long past, when the term “man” was an abbreviation for “mankind,” meaning all of humankind, men and women alike. In my early years, this was always the … Continue reading →

Posted in Affirmation, Christ, Creation, God, Growth, Hope, Inner Life, Love, Perfection, Receiving, Spirit

ETERNAL FOUNTAIN

Posted on July 31, 2018 by

Let us not merely say, “To work is to pray,” but “Pray that we may work.” We must come to know and love God, the sum and substance of all spiritual life, or it is idle to talk of loving … Continue reading →

Posted in Asking, Faith, Growth, Guidance, Inner Life, Listening, Lord's Prayer, Receiving, Thought, Work

DIVINE IMPERATIVE

Posted on June 11, 2018 by

The will of God is the divine imperative, the cosmic urge for self-expression, the irresistible impulse of the light to shine, the joyous invitation of the Infinite, persuading man to come up higher in thought, feeling and action.  – J. … Continue reading →

Posted in Asking, Growth, Guidance, Heaven, Jesus, Kindness, Prayer, Receiving, Vocation, Wisdom

INFINITE LADDER

Posted on May 9, 2018 by

In a peaceful rural location near Lexington, Kentucky, there is a Shaker village restoration “Pleasant Hill”. Years ago, we went there many times when visiting family. After enjoying the excellent Shaker-style food at the restaurant, we wandered the settlement, trying … Continue reading →

Posted in Freedom, Growth, Life, Peace, Rest, Truth, Vocation, Work

INNER – OUTER LIFE

Posted on April 12, 2018 by

There is no inner life that is not also an outer life There is an outer way and an inner way and both are one. He who asks, with the ground swell of his whole inner being, for the things … Continue reading →

Posted in Growth, Guidance, Heaven, Inner Life, Jesus, Listening, Perfection, Reality, Spirit, Wisdom

MESSENGER of JOY

Posted on March 14, 2018 by

“…hope is a silent, truthful messenger of joy from [one’s] real self.” “The purpose of being is to unfold all its latent energies. He who approaches most nearly to this has solved the great problem of life. Not that his … Continue reading →

Posted in Giving, Growth, Hope, Perfection, Reality, Trust