Old Testament: Isaiah 42:1-9 Literal Religion: “Walk in it” is to obey the Law. Read this scripture literally for its religious meaning. “Who gives spiritual breath to the people in it and Spirit to those who walk in it.” Spiritual grace: “Walk in it” is the experience of His Presence in us. Now quietly move into God's Presence and read this scripture. “Who gives spiritual breath to the people in it and Spirit to those who walk in it.” Can you tell the difference? Literal religion sees what it wants us to see. Grace sees what God wants us to see! Read more
Year A First Sunday in Epiphany Bottom Line Meditations
Posted by Paul Edwards (Fr. Paul) on Dec 30, 2013
Fourth Sunday After Epiphany
Posted by Paul Edwards (Fr. Paul) on Jan 24, 2013
“The greatest of these is Love.” This does not mean Love is the best. Legalism is interested in which is better, Faith, Hope or Love? If we think Love is the best, then we will spend more time learning about Love. Faith and Hope can almost be ignored because Love is the best. However that is not what Paul said. He did say it was the greatest, but that does not mean it is the best. It means that these three are part of the whole. Read more
Year C Fourth Sunday After Epiphany Bottom Line Meditations
Posted by Paul Edwards (Fr. Paul) on Jan 21, 2013
Spiritual language is natural, conscious and innate. Take time to sense the godly Presence within when a spiritual word is added to the rational, worldly reading of scripture. Bottom Line Meditations for the week before the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany. Read more
Third Sunday After Epiphany
Posted by Paul Edwards (Fr. Paul) on Jan 17, 2013
It would be hard for a Christian to read St. Paul’s writings and not know we, as the Church, are the Body of Christ. Yet, St. Paul is the only New Testament writer who makes the statement that we are His Body. We are the only Religion that believes this. The Hebrews do not believe they are the body of Moses. The Muslims do not believe they are the body of Mohammed. The Buddhists do not believe they are the body of Buddha. What did the body of Christ mean to Paul and where did he get it? Read more
Year C Third Sunday After Epiphany Bottom Line Meditations
Posted by Paul Edwards (Fr. Paul) on Jan 14, 2013
Spiritual language is natural, conscious and innate. It is not something we learn, it is something we discover. This language is not rationally taught but consciously remembered. Take time to sense the godly Presence within when a spiritual word is added to the rational, worldly reading of scripture. Bottom Line Meditations for the week before the Third Sunday after Epiphany. We have two lives, rational and spiritual. Feel the difference how our spiritual understanding of life can change our rational understanding of life. Read more
Second Sunday After Epiphany
Posted by Paul Edwards (Fr. Paul) on Jan 10, 2013
The problem in the Church today is our ignorance of spirituality. When we do not know something and we do not know we do not know it, we tend to think we know it. What the church does not seem to know is how to abide in Jesus. Read more
Year C Second Sunday After Epiphany Bottom Line Meditations
Posted by Paul Edwards (Fr. Paul) on Jan 07, 2013
Spiritual language is natural, conscious and innate. It is not something we learn, it is something we discover. This language is not rationally taught but consciously remembered. Take time to sense the godly Presence within when a spiritual word is added to the rational, worldly reading of scripture. Bottom Line Meditations for the week before the Second Sunday after Epiphany. We have two lives, rational and spiritual. Feel the difference how our spiritual understanding of life can change our rational understanding of life. Read more
First Sunday After Epiphany
Posted by Paul Edwards (Fr. Paul) on Jan 03, 2013
What Epiphany is, is what it is. It is a sudden appearance or manifestation of a divine being. It is not something that happened two thousand or so years ago. It is what is happening now. The Gospel story of the wise men is not for historical remembrance but for spiritual insight for each of us today, for the season and for life. Read more
Year C First Sunday After Epiphany Bottom Line Meditations
Posted by Paul Edwards (Fr. Paul) on Dec 31, 2012
Spiritual language is natural, conscious and innate. It is not something we learn, it is something we discover. This language is not rationally taught but consciously remembered. Take time to sense the godly Presence within when a spiritual word is added to the rational, worldly reading of scripture. Bottom Line Meditations for the week before the First Sunday after Epiphany. Read more
EPIPHANY IV Mark 1:21-28 Is this a new Teaching? The Authority of grace.
Posted by Paul Edwards (Fr. Paul) on Jan 19, 2012
Rational understanding attempts to love others so God will love us. Spiritual understanding knows Jesus loved us by being in the Fathers Love. We must be in the Love of God before we try to love others. Do you understand the difference between trying to love someone to be loved and being loved in order to love someone? Read more
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