conjectural navel gazing; jesus in lint form

humility and the way of jesus

Here are two quotations that are shaping my sermon for Sunday. In trying to understand why the disciples are terrified of Christ (They think he's a ghost, for one thing.) because he's walking on water (There's another perfectly good reason to be afraid.), I want to incorporate these ways of walking with God...

Abba Pachomius said, "A sinner like me does not ask God that he may see visions, for that is against God's will and wrong. Hear all the same about a great miracle: if you see someone pure and humble, that is a great vision; for what is greater than such a vision, to see the invisible God in his temple, or a visible man?"

"At every age, there is a need for periods of ripening. They take time. Why be impatient with oneself? Going from one beginning to another can open a way forward beyond discouragements." - Br. Roger of Taize