With exam season quickly approaching, I have found myself running around frantically trying to get everything checked off my to-do list: every assignment completed, every article read, and every meeting scheduled. And yet, when I carve out time to sit with the Lord, all of that suddenly matters a whole lot less. God has been … Continue reading
There are more ‘Celebrating Sainthood’ posts on the way, we promise. Things are quite busy for both of us with final assignments due this week and exams quickly approaching. I’m also in the midst of planning a stakeholder meeting on my campus to discuss the sustainability of our campus food system and look at actions … Continue reading
Hello new and familiar peanut butter lovers, I didn’t expect this post to be quite so long, but fingers crossed you’ll stick it out with me! I think it’s only fitting that we start week 4 of our Living Prayerfully Series today…the eve of the Year of Faith. Have I completely lost you? You can … Continue reading
Hi peanut butter lovers, I’m just going to launch right into it… “Why should it be difficult to fall in love with God?” …Why do we have to inquire about how to pray? Perhaps we are really asking how to love, because, after all, prayer is simply an expression of our love… In Zen Buddhism, … Continue reading
I was really touched by Eun’s post on Monday about how Mother Teresa would get up so early in the morning to pray and set the tone for her whole day. It spoke to me because since joining the StFX Rowing Team this fall, I’ve been getting up at all hours of the early morning … Continue reading
Hi new and familiar readers, We’re settling into our semesters and it’s time to settle into new habits and break old ones. Becs and I have talked about starting a series for quite some time now. We exchanged cross-country emails, texts, and prayers asking Jesus to guide us in this coming semester of blogging. We’ve … Continue reading
Today is the first day of spring! It is finally official, but the weather has been so nice for the past couple of days here in the Nish and it’s been maaaarvelous! Campus seems to have come alive again; students are tossing a football around on the lawn between Cameron and MacKinnon Hall, and others … Continue reading
I pray because I can’t help myself. I pray because I’m helpless. I pray because the need flows out of me all the time, waking and sleeping. It doesn’t change God— It changes me. – C. S. Lewis Continue reading
Our prayers may be awkward. Our attempts may be feeble. But since the power of prayer is in the one who hears it and not in the one who says it, our prayers do make a difference. – Max Lucado Continue reading
“Great are you, O Lord, and exceedingly worthy of praise; your power is immense, and your wisdom beyond reckoning. And so we men, who are a due part of your creation, long to praise you – we also carry our mortality about with us, carry the evidence of our sin and with it the … Continue reading
I just wanted to say it’s enough Lord. Your grace is more than enough for me. It’s been a tough semester to say the least. But just when I thought I hit my lowest low, that was also the moment when I encountered the grace of God. You’ll see it too that just when you … Continue reading
My life has been pretty darn busy these last few weeks but last night I got the opportunity to attend Taizé prayer here on campus. It was just what I needed! I’ve been participating in Taizé prayer for a couple of years now and have been lucky enough to find a community on every campus … Continue reading
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