Prayers for all

devoid of narrow-mindednessand ghetto mentalitywill always helpa seeker of truth.

enslaved Israel.But God had madea promise to theirforefather Abraham.‘Know this for certain, ‘Abraham was told,‘Your offspring will beforeigners in a landthat does notbelong to them.They will be enslavedand oppressedfor 400 years.However, I will judgethe nation, andafterward, theywill go out withmany possessions’.(Leviticus 26, of the Holy Bible)

it seems we wouldneed to blockallthe evil out andbelieve that allis well to haveany hope fora semblanceof safety andsufficiency.

a rational judgmentthat honey is sweetand having a senseof its sweetness.You can know honeyis sweet becausesomeone tells you,but you don’t reallyknow its sweetnessuntil you’ve tasted it.

God is life in fullness.In the face of all that is bad in the world,not withstanding the terror and killing,in spite of poverty and misery,in the teeth of guilt and sin,We shall remain hopeful.God is life in fullness.This God walks with me.

the laws or religions.Salvation comes through faith.Faith is a free gift of God.All those who are religiousare free in God to love.This is the freedom for love.Then we may sit and ask:Do we need the ramificationsof loveand its application tolife situations known asreligious laws and customs?Laws are needed, but theirobservance should always beguided and motivated…

whilst making itclear that suchuniversalism isnot abstract andempty but isconstituted byparticular fidelitiesand constancies.

and continue to displayHis marvellous works,the fool has saidin his heart,there is no God.

the Christian faith andthe Asian religions.Despite inconsistencies,contradictions, and differences,all poets are sure that sucha communication betweenthe western and Asianreligious thought and practicesis singularly enriching and essential.

frightened,nervous.I am in stress.SometimesI am proud,confidentand joyful thatwe are tryingto build acastle from afar.SometimesIt worries methat ourfatigue maybe unproductive.That will bring achingand heart breakingpain, fear and suffering.(Trying to build a spiritualcastle in all earnestnesscan bring us into real doubtsof darkness, fear and sufferings) .

from all dangers and care for us.He gives us love where there is hatred,strength to forgive the inner wounds.God gives us power,where weakness paralyzes.God gives us tolerance,where impatience reigns,and openness, where everythingseems deadlocked.He will let us fly on the wings of hopeand accompany uslike a ray of light in the night.

exposed to grueling powers,in the fight withthose who love the lie,surrounded by peoplewho barely understood him,wounded, tormentedand crucified.He lived in conflict,tried and abandoned.He went to the basicswith the question: Why?His answer encourages us to live.He gave his wordthat dispels fearthat frees from doubtand enables hope.

whole life inconversationwith the RisenLord withintradition ofspirituality.The wisdom ofgreat saints andmystics will helpyou discover howto surrender yourpride and appealto God with humbletrust, and how prayeraddresses yourdeepest human needs.

I confessed my fault to the Lordand God washed awaythe guilt of my sins.My soul is white like themorning snow that fallsfrom the glory ofthe heavens.

and allow it to resound in ourselves.The messages of God are alive and active.The words of God come from heavenly abode.It shall not return without causing its effectson the human hearts and lives.It transforms human lives.It heals the sick and set the psyche free.I ponder over your messages and I am astounded.You melt my heart…

diminished becauseof man’s God-givenability to makehis own,free-will choices.Conversely,man’s volitionand humanaccountabilityis not thwartedby the sovereignauthority of God.

interior focuswithout wandering,until it becomesabsorbed in theobject of itsContemplation.

so that they can bearfruit in due season.There is no other wayto prune a vine.Pruning is very painful.It is an art thatmust be done byhand and underits touch she remainedsupple and allowed God,unseen, to continue Hisdeep and delicatework in her soul.(Writing about Mother Theresa of Calcutta)