I absolutely love a gentleman who lived nearly 800 years ago. I open one of his books each day, sometimes looking for inspiration, sometimes advice and guidance. I’d like to share this morning’s message:
Someone asked him “What makes a servant of God near to God?”
He said:
“This process has a beginning and an end, so the [...]
Archive for June, 2008
What Makes a Servant of God …
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged God, Guidance, Process on June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Friends
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Gold, Rhyme, Silver on June 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Remember the rhyme: Make new friends but keep the old; some are silver the others gold. A true friend is worth more than their weight in gold. I just love my friends. I feel so blessed to have them. I’m especially fond of the ones I’ve had for a long time. It’s super the way [...]
For Love of the Friend
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Anniversary, Friend, Gharib Nawaz on June 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The plans for our celebration of the Anniversary of the Death of the Friend of God, Khwaja Gharib Nawaz, are moving along very well. Those of us involved with the planning are delighted, excited and thankful for the honor and Blessing we’ve been given to host this worthy affair. We started with modest plans in [...]
Agents of Mercy and Love
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Egos, Insults, Sticks on June 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
You say someone just insulted you. When we were young we were taught to reply to insults with: “Sticks and stones will hurt my bones but names will never harm me”. That was considered the “smart” thing to say, the “grown-up” way to handle the situation. What happened to that way of handling things? [...]
Tests and Trials
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Prophet Job, trials on June 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It is said those closest to God get tried the most. God tries His servants in proportion to their faith. Those whose faith is great get the greatest trials. We read revealed scriptures and find stories of the men God sent to us with good news and warnings and in some cases the religious Law. [...]
Rise Up
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Brothers, Exclusivity, Sisters on June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve used the expression “exclusivity is forbidden” for years. By it I mean we are not to separate ourselves from each other, especially those of us who profess to be in the same religion. It disturbs me to see “brothers and sisters” belittling each other. It saddens me when we are not kind to each [...]
A Celebration
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Enlightenment, Miracle, Union on June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The anniversary of the passing of one of the Friends of God is almost here. We’ve started plans for the celebration. The readers of this blog may not be familiar with this particular Friend but you’ve read things he said when he was here. The entry of April 9th is the quote from him that [...]
Sleep
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Death, Guides, Sleep on June 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Why do so many Spiritual Guides recommend beginners on the Path sleep less? Much has been written about this subject and it seems redundant for me to repeat it. Yet, I meet so many people who don’t have this knowledge, so here goes-
Sleep is the brother of Death – too much sleep brings about a [...]
Choices
Posted in Uncategorized on June 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Around two in the morning I awoke and offered prayers. Something I had done many years before came to my mind. Whatever was I thinking – to make such a poor choice? In remembering the details of how I came to make that decision I recalled that at that time I thought what [...]
Lower Selves
Posted in Ego, tagged Ego, lower self, Real Enemy on June 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We’re told to fight out lower selves. What are our lower selves? How do we recognize them? The simplest and best definition I recall hearing is:
Our lower selves are a bunch of desires looking for action.
Next time your friends suggest an “evening out” – “a drive around” – “hanging out” Stop! Think! [...]
Hope and Fear
Posted in Hope and Fear, tagged Fear, Hope, Mercy on June 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hope is a super word. So is its partner, fear. Spiritual people tell us that every spiritual state and every spiritual station has fear and hope attached to it. Like the birds that can’t fly without two wings, no spiritual traveler will have success without hope and fear. So we hope for the [...]
