John Foley, SJ
God’s kindness provides us with comfort and also time to prepare—an allowance of days, weeks, years, and even a lifetime— to get ready, to desire, and gradually, along the way, to receive.
Ron Rolheiser
Every major spiritual tradition has daily rituals designed precisely to wake us from spiritual sleep, akin to an alarm clock waking us from physical sleep. It’s for this reason we need to begin each day with prayer.
Eleonore Stump
How are we supposed to be holy—clean and good—for the Lord, except by the Lord’s own doing?
Larry
Gillick, SJ
Waiting and watching out of fear is passive and paralyzing. Waiting in faith is eager and exciting.
Gerald Darring
The longing for Christ causes us to want things to change for the better. We want God to find us “blameless on the day of Our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Anne Osdieck
As vigilant gatekeepers watching for the Lord of the house, what signs do you observe that tell you God is present in the world today and in your life?