Prayer

The Goal of the Spiritual Life/ The Role of Spiritual Disciplines

by chrisaltrock
September 6, 2008

If you are a football player in the NFL, you have one professional goal that overshadows all others—win the Super Bowl. If you are a student, one academic goal dominates your time: graduation. In many areas of life, it is easy to identify your core goal.

But what is the goal of life? Read More »The Goal of the Spiritual Life/ The Role of Spiritual Disciplines

Bald Head Prayer

by chrisaltrock
September 4, 2008

In his book “Prayers” (Sheed & Ward, 1963, 90-92) Michel Quoist prays with thanksgiving for the way in which a lecturer’s bald head reminds him of Jesus’ promise in Luke 12:7: “Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered.” It is a prayer thanking God for how he has made us each unique. It is a prayer calling us to recognize the uniqueness of one another and to be as mindful of each other as God is mindful of us.Read More »Bald Head Prayer

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