Faith Blog: My God and My All, Let Thy Name Be Glorified!

God will put his angels in charge of you I ascended to the hills of mount Moriah To inquire Abraham’s Unquestionable faith He in his speaking Recounting and recollecting: Doubts in my faith prevailed As the storming sea Questions in mind battled As the fiery thorns Illusions of mirages swamped In the wake and resting Chains of nightmares Chased me ever Pains in the heart trampled My soul trembled Hopes were vanishing My reason questioned Sanity was insecure My relations soured Bitterness shadowed Increased the sorrows Yet I knew my Lord The God I love and serve There near the sacrifice stone When he gave me a lamb To save my son I knew His mercy I knew my God would Never let me down As He knew my heart’s desire 58 † Creative Life: A Contemplation In this faith I walked with my son To the hills of Mount Moriah There I saw He put His angels In charge of me I went into the ark of Noah To ask him of his faith He speaks in his recollection saying: H...

God will put his angels in charge of you I ascended to the hills of mount Moriah To inquire Abraham’s Unquestionable faith He in his speaking Recounting and recollecting: Doubts in my faith prevailed As the storming sea Questions in mind battled As the fiery thorns Illusions of mirages swamped In the wake and resting Chains of nightmares Chased me ever Pains in the heart trampled My soul trembled Hopes were vanishing My reason questioned Sanity was insecure My relations soured Bitterness shadowed Increased the sorrows Yet I knew my Lord The God I love and serve There near the sacrifice stone When he gave me a lamb To save my son I knew His mercy I knew my God would Never let me down As He knew my heart’s desire 58 † Creative Life: A Contemplation In this faith I walked with my son To the hills of Mount Moriah There I saw He put His angels In charge of me I went into the ark of Noah To ask him of his faith He speaks in his recollection saying: H...

Ask Joseph of Nazareth Angels have list Angels have name list To question among men Travel among history The primary name appeared In the iPod searching Joseph of Nazareth The junior angel said They traveled to Nazareth Back in the history To spot the Joseph As he lived in Nazareth Small town Nazareth Hills and valleys surround Farms and fields were around Lilies and wild blooms were abundant Angel traveled to Nazareth In the quest to find the knowledge of Joseph The trinity presence in his family As He fostered the Son of God Long travelled roads Lead to the town Hills and caves Surround the town Mud and stone houses Habitat people Children play in the street happy Elders sat under trees Chatted stories 202 † Creative Life: A Contemplation Cattle, mule, and donkeys Walk along Simple beautiful town The Nazareth Where the Joseph family lived It is afternoon Angels spotted Joseph Near the lumbar yard Selecting the woods To make yokes Angels watc...

Creation of family: the second creation Angels on rounds Holy angels on rounds Serving God’s people Angels on rounds Holy angels on rounds Serving God’s creations Angels on rounds Holy angels on rounds Starry sky shines far Milky moon shines near Gentle breeze caress care The moon spoke in its beauty The divine love of God In creation of the family Angels looked up From the meadows of Eden All creation hearing The glorious day of creation The second creation to happen The Lord God in His love He came upon the earth It was early night When Adam was at sleep The Lord God 185 † Creative Life: A Contemplation Stood near him Watched him to sleep He loved him and cared him That was God’s routine The whole creation Bear the witness To His love for human The moon continued speaking When the ocean waves in agreeing The young night in its witnessing Heaven and earth in submission When the quietitude spread Upon the earth Creation of all kind Small and bi...

Earth tells story Angels on rounds Holy angels on rounds In serving men and creation Angels on rounds In the long list The earth name appeared In the angel’s iPod Angels approached the earth The earth heard their arrival Volunteered to speak On the love of God For human and creation Earth spoke in ecstasy Broke into fascinating ecstasy Earth, I am Earth The Lord God called me earth Where all lives to live In his spoken word Creation I am in His loving care Creation I am Who witnessed all His love and care He made me and blessed me He walked on me and anointed me He spoke on me to fertile me His word where from I am I bear His signature In all that lives 137 † Creative Life: A Contemplation In all that non lives In all that move In all that UN - move In all that visible In all that invisible In all that seen And in all that unseen In that known And in all that unknown All contained in me Bear the signature That the presence of His word The lor...

Travel, Transportation and Movement in the First Century I. What realities affected travel and movement in the first century during Jesus lifetime? II. How did Jesus travel during his life? III. Why might Jesus have chosen to travel in this way? IV. What does this mean for followers of Jesus today and the Christian movement worldwide? I. What realities affected travel and movement in the first century during Jesus lifetime?   Jesus was born around the time that the Roman Empire had expanded throughout the Mediterranean region, creating a network of land and sea routes used for transportation and communication.  The Roman Road system was comprised of a network of over 63,000 miles of paved roads, connecting centers of government, culture and power stretching from present day Spain to Iran.    Roman roads were used by traders, builders, soldiers and government officials and greatly contributed to the efficiency of the empire's expansion.  A passport sy...

"1994 - YEAR OF THE FAMILY LETTER TO FAMILIES FROM POPE JOHN PAUL II GRATISSIMAM SANE      Dear Families! 1. The celebration of the Year of the Family gives me a welcome opportunity to knock at the door of your home, eager to greet you with deep affection and to spend time with you. I do so by this Letter, taking as my point of departure the words of the Encyclical  Redemptor Hominis,  published in the first days of my ministry as the Successor of Peter. There I wrote that  man is the way of the Church . With these words I wanted first of all to evoke the many paths along which man walks, and at the same time to emphasize how deeply the Church desires to stand at his side as he follows the paths of his earthly life. The Church shares in the joys and hopes, the sorrows and anxieties of people's daily pilgrimage, firmly convinced that it was Christ himself who set her on all these paths. Christ entrusted man to the Church; he entrusted man to...