Expectation

I expect we expect too much of the wrong thing. Expectations dashed, we are regularly disappointed with the failings of our idols--and fail to be in awe of the God who Is.

Watching, Waiting

As I walked down the hill this morning, trying to be a fraction mindful, in the near dark I saw two deer ahead crossing the road. I tried to move quietly and looked carefully to see if they would still be along side when I passed the place where they had crossed.

My watchfulness was rewarded. There in the meadow the two stood. From my perspective, they were watching and waiting for me. We stood looking at each other for a while--in the dark still I was appreciating this early morning gift. (Was I gift to them--or just another potential danger?)

In setting out on the journey that would prove to be the beginning of the Maryknoll Sisters Missionary Congregation, Mother Mary Joseph Rogers said, "Let's just go and see what God has in store for us."

Advent invites us to this watching and waiting for the mystery of God's love revealing itself every day.

One view

As we prepare the way during this season, here's a little inspiration.


Inspirational Quotes

Blessings in Advent.

Quest for God

"Human persons don't just ask questions: we are a question in search of the fullness of truth."

Elizabeth Johnson, Quest for the Living God: Mapping Frontiers in the Theology of God.
Podcast

All the mystics seem to come to know that what is important to know is beyond knowing.

But they had to give up a lot of false knowing to approach the true unknowing.

I want to know beyond knowing, but lots of things get in the way.

Seek the Lord.
Be holy, be courageous.
And seek the Lord...who is beyond knowing. "We are a question in search of the fullness of truth."