Stop Comparing Or Boast At Your Victories.

The Way Of Trust Is A Movement Into Obscurity, Into The Undefined, Into Ambiguity, Not Into Some Predetermined, Clearly Delineated Plan For The Future. The Next Step Discloses Itself Only Out Of A Discernment Of God Acting In The Desert Of The Present Moment. The Reality Of Naked Trust Is The Life Of The Pilgrim Who Leaves What Is Nailed Down, Obvious, And Secure, And Walks Into The Unknown Without Any Rational Explanation To Justify The Decision Or Guarantee The Future. Why? Because God Has Signaled The Movement And Offered It His Presence And His Promise.

Jesus Was Victorious Not Because He Never Flinched, Talked Back, Or Questioned, But Having Flinched, Talked Back, And Questioned, He Remained Faithful.

Shame--what Happened When My Mother, The Dragon, Huffed And Puffed And Blew My Self Down.

The Confessing Church Of American Ragamuffins Needs To Join Magdalene And Peter In Witnessing That Christianity Is Not Primarily A Moral Code But A Grace-laden Mystery; It Is Not Essentially A Philosophy Of Love But A Love Affair; It Is Not Keeping Rules With Clenched Fists But Receiving A Gift With Open Hands.

Quia Amasti Me, Fecisti Me Amabilem. (in Loving Me, You Made Me Lovable.)