Flesh and matter are means of communion with God, but to set the mind on them for their own sakes denudes them of value and us of dignity.
Sin seeks to enslave our bodies, but if we will take on Christ’s yoke we are incorporated into Christ’s body for redemption.
From the desire of a baby for the breast, we can learn a lot about our need of God’s nurture.
Christ has come that we might have fullness of life, and it has cost him dearly.
A paraphrase of this ancient sermon, still preached every Easter in many Eastern Orthodox churches.
No matter how dead something is, if the Spirit of God enters, there will be new life.
Our deepest yearnings are satisfied in God, and only scratched elsewhere.
Fights and divisions in the church are a sign of how far we still have to go, but if we don’t run from them, God will use them to mature us and grow our ability to love.
The church rightly has an impact on the world, bringing out the taste of God, but it won’t come from pedantic obedience.
We are saved by our trust in God, and the only basis we are offered for our trust is the cross.
The experience of Christ crucified unites us – theories about it are more likely to divide us.
The Word has become flesh to redeem us. Now our redeemed response must become flesh.
Preparing the way of the Lord is not just a temporary clean-up for the visitor, but an embracing of the new possibilities that are opening to us.
We are called to live the lifestyle of the era that has not quite dawned – values found in Jesus Christ that will bring life to the world.
The values Christ calls us to live by can (for most people) only be lived in community with the saints, past and present.
Christian discipleship is about fully living the faith you have, and it is a basic human duty, not a cause for special commendation.
Real life is found in a trusting relationship with God, but the greatest obstacle to that is a culture of trusting money and we will only be able to avoid that if we fight it together.
The search for meaning and fullness of life without cost, risk or struggle is futile, but the Kingdom is still a free gift, given by God, to all who will accept it.
The three most valuable helps for those who would learn to pray are, 1) an experienced mentor or spiritual director, 2) the use of well prepared set prayers, and 3) perseverance.
Our experience of being reconciled to God through Christ provides the inspiration and the model for the work of reconciliation across the various divides within our world.