Africa

The countdown has begun. In just a few days I will be leaving everything I know for a country I never would have dreamed that God would call me to.

Uganda here I come. God is doing some amazing things in Africa right now. Uganda is a place that has been torn with violence, war and poverty. And also disease. A new string of Ebola has appeared recently. The CDC is currently testing people.

My group will be traveling to west Uganda. Fort Portal to be exact. We will be having a country wide youth rally the first week. The second week we will be traveling to village churches to encourage and be with them. The third week we will spend in Fort Portal walking with church there.

I am excited and can’t wait to see what God will do through us. I hope to come back with many stories to tell and many more souls to hold dear to my heart. Pray for me and my family while I am gone.

May the peace of God be with you always.

A Prayer from Mother Teresa

Oh the depth and richness of such a simple prayer from remarkable woman.

Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy
Act in me, O Holy Spirit, that my work too may be holy
Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit, that I love but what is holy
Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit, to defend all that is holy
Guide me then, O Holy Spirit, that I always may be holy. Amen

Centering Prayer and the Incarnation

Thomas Keating writes,

“The Word of God in Scripture and incarnate in Jesus Christ is the the source of Christian contemplation. The Incarnation of the Word is the insertion of God into the human family and the insertion of the human family into God in the person of Jesus Christ. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are together, in one nature, both the Ultimate Mystery and the Ultimate Reality. Their interior relationship of total giving and receiving is the divine life that Christ was sent to share with us.”

I love the second sentence, “The Incarnation of the Word is the insertion of God into the human family and the insertion of the human family into God in the person of Jesus Christ.” What a beautiful picture of Jesus.