Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven... Matthew 5:16

"All the world of illusions, all our pretenses and rejection of people, the seeking of riches, the world of prejudice and hatred - are essentially a fear of our own weakness, and our own solitude and loneliness."
How can we find the courage to face ourselves and see our weaknesses and sinfulness? Who can free us from our fears? It is only by turning to Jesus Who is the truth that we can find the courage to look at ourselves as we really are. It is in Jesus that we realize our true dignity as chi… Continue

The Greedy Sons
From Tales of the Dervishes By Idies Shah

There was once a hard-working and generous farmer who had several idle and greedy sons. On his deathbed he told them that the would find his treasure if they were to dig in a certain field. As soon as the old man was dead, the sons hurried to the fields, which they dug up from one end to another, and with increasing desperation and concentration when they did not find the gold in the place indicated.

But they found no gold at all. Reali… Continue

The Dalai Lama and the Dog Boy
From Passionate Presence By Catherine Ingram

The following story is a true experience that Catherine Ingram had while in India...

Over twenty years ago, while staying in Bodh Gaya, India, my friends and I began hearing rumors about a boy who had allegedly been found among wild dogs. The rumor in town was that his seemingly canine behavior, lack of speech, inability to walk upright or to eat with his hands indicated that he had probably been raised among the dogs.… Continue