“Greek Sunset”
“The sun was now setting on the rim of the Aegean Sea. The sky showed layered colors of cherry, pale orange, and peppermint. Five clouds, oddly contoured like puzzle pieces fashioned from mist, were painted in hues of flesh and pink and grayish white. A dazzling band of primary yellow lit the far edge of […]
Continue reading“God’s Creation”
“‘As you gaze out on the beauty of God’s creation, my children, your mind stops working, and you abandon yourself completely to the wonders of his work. See how happy you feel once you stop thinking?’ And the monk’s words rang true. The peace of God could truly be felt as they looked out in […]
Continue reading“Servants of God”
“Maximos was silent for a couple of minutes. The friends all looked at him, eager to hear how he would reply. “When you go deep within your soul, you come to gaze upon the divine light. After gazing upon it for some time, you become that Light. Then you are nothing that you were before. […]
Continue reading“Nothing But Love”
“’Remember that Jesus himself fed the hungry and healed the sick. Do all that you can to be of service to your fellow man. But Jesus also helped the crowds gathered around him by his presence and with his words, divine words, words of love, words that pierced their hearts directly. Remember, apart from love […]
Continue reading“Angels in the Cave”
“As they stood there stunned, the friends heard a voice sounding behind them. Turning, they saw an opening in the wall of rock. Above this opening hung a small roof constructed of unhewed timber. A net of branches covered the timber and was weighed down by a couple dozen rocks. “Glory to Thee, O God,” […]
Continue reading“Entering Sedona”
“Suddenly the road curved, revealing a sight that made Amante gasp. Directly in front of them loomed three great cathedrals of rock, smudged to a gleaming, otherworldly eggshell white by the lowering sun. Paz saw bastions and parapets. Amante made out towers and pinnacles. There must have been bodiless soldiers manning those lookouts; there had […]
Continue reading“The Milky Way”
“By now it was late. The scene before, below, and above the friends was marvelous. The Milky Way looked like a gigantic brain spread across the middle of the sky. A central spine of plum purple rose up to their left at a sixty-degree angle. This spine overlay a roughly elliptical patch colored in faint […]
Continue reading“Beyond Differences”
“My friends, words and concepts and logic are not the tools we will need to accomplish our quest. The world is already at war, with words the first of its weapons drawn. It is fighting to the death over concepts that, in most every case, are simply rallying cries for blood lust. Logic is being […]
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