Tag Archives: contemplation

Trust the Process

Posted on September 8, 2014 by billtonnis

Psalm 13:6 I trust in your faithfulness. Grant my heart joy in your help, that I may sing of the Lord, “How good our God has been to me!” It’s easy to praise God when things are going our way … Continue reading →

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The Way to Joy

Posted on September 4, 2014 by billtonnis

Luke 5:11 When they brought their boats to the shore, they left everything and followed him. Peter, James and John had just been totally shocked by a miracle. Jesus had told them to cast their nets again after they had … Continue reading →

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Eternal Presence

Posted on September 3, 2014 by billtonnis

Luke 4:42-43 At daybreak, Jesus left and went to a deserted place. The crowds went looking for him, and when they came to him, they tried to prevent him from leaving them. But he said to them, “To the other … Continue reading →

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Be Thanksgiving

Posted on September 2, 2014 by billtonnis

Psalm 145:10 All your works give you thanks, O Lord, and your faithful bless you. The Greek word for “Eucharist” means thanksgiving. Jesus showed us how to live our lives as “thanksgiving” to others. He gave of Himself in the … Continue reading →

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Take the Road Less Traveled

Posted on September 1, 2014 by billtonnis

Luke 4:24 “Amen, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own native place.” Jesus had just told the leaders in the synagogue that He was the one the prophet Isaiah had foretold…who would “proclaim liberty to captives … Continue reading →

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Death Leads to Life

Posted on August 29, 2014 by billtonnis

1 Corinthians 1:17-18 For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with the wisdom of human eloquence, so that the cross of Christ might not be emptied of its meaning. The message of … Continue reading →

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God Is Present

Posted on August 28, 2014 by billtonnis

Matthew 24:42 “Therefore, stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come.” More words of wisdom are offered today from the master teacher, Jesus. This may sound like an ominous warning about not knowing when … Continue reading →

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The Kingdom of God Is at Hand

Posted on August 26, 2014 by billtonnis

Psalm 145:13 Your kingdom is a kingdom for all ages, and your dominion endures through all generations. The kingdom of God or the reign of God is eternally present when we are totally present to God…our Source. God rejects no … Continue reading →

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Be You with Joy

Posted on August 25, 2014 by billtonnis

Psalm 96:1 Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all you lands. All of creation symbolically sings a song in its very being. Every living thing in its very nature…pours out all that it is without … Continue reading →

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God Is Love

Posted on August 22, 2014 by billtonnis

Psalm 107:5-6 Hungry and thirsty, their life was wasting away within them. They cried to the Lord in their distress; from their straits he rescued them. Jesus said that He is the vine and we are the branches. When we … Continue reading →

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