Tag: gift from god
The Gift Giver’s Grace
“Everyone has something to teach me and to give me. Everyone has gifts from God to give to me; I made the choice to accept these gifts”. (Gail Bardis) In order to truly receive what others have to give is not always easy. It means that we are not sufficient unto ourselves. To accept the… Read More ›
God’s providence is present in every situation
In the mind of Saint John Cassian, anger and sadness are two principal preventatives of prayer: “The disturbance caused by anger or sadness is, above all things, to be eliminated at its sources.”‘ The reason for such emphasis is simple. Both anger and sadness represent a refusal on our part to accept a situation that… Read More ›
Never Doubt God’s Love or His Plans for Us
In the mind of Saint John Cassian, anger and sadness are two principal preventatives of prayer: “The disturbance caused by anger or sadness is, above all things, to be eliminated at its sources.” (Conferences 9.3) The reason for such emphasis is simple. Both anger and sadness represent a refusal on our part to accept a… Read More ›
