Yielding To Christianity

GOD OFTEN VISITS US, BUT MOST OF THE TIME WE ARE NOT AT HOME. In this proverb, the French touch on something about our relationship with God that has challenged and perplexed Christians from the start, from the novices to the mystics. How can we know that God is visiting us?
–Describing such a visit, St. Teresa of Avila observed that “God so places Himself in the interior of that soul that when it returns… Continue reading →

“The Lord God is my strength,
 and He has made my feet like hinds’ feet,
 and makes me walk on my high places (NAS Hab. 3:19. Some Bible translations replace “high places” with “heights.” Others use the more earthbound image of “steep mountains.” … Extending the metaphor further, we could also see these “high places” as the God-inspired thoughts and individuality of human consciousness. As CS Lewis concluded in his book Miracles, “human… Continue reading →