Tag: understanding

Life is the hot cocoa

January 31, 2007 | 1 comment

A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. The conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life. Offering his guests something to drink, the professor went to the

A higher perspective on troubles

January 25, 2007 | 4 comments

Have you ever made great spiritual leaps forward then suddenly hit a brick wall that gave you grief or got side-swiped by an unexpected problem and then wondered why the trouble? “I was making so much progress,” refrains a common

Are you in need?

January 20, 2007 | 1 comment

Do you need Me? I am there. You cannot see Me, yet I am the light you see by. You cannot hear Me, yet I speak through your voice. You cannot feel Me, yet I am the power at work

God holds you up

December 28, 2006 | 3 comments

I’m not a poet, but occasionally, when praying for a patient and emailing thoughts the words and phrases that appear on my screen pleasantly surprise me. While praying for a patient who feared she didn’t have enough understanding to heal

No loneliness in God’s family

November 29, 2006 | No comments yet

A friend shared with me her prayer in conquering loneliness years ago. She was single, lived alone and craved some type of meaningful companionship. She prayed for months, looking for relief from isolation until she finally glimpsed a view into