Tag Archives: God’s Love

Was Jesus Gluten Free?

By | October 16, 2012

Just four days before I began my mission year, I found out that I had a gluten and dairy intolerance. I knew the world wasn’t going to end: a lot of people have this and it is very manageable, but I still became extremely anxious. I was worried that I wouldn’t know what types of food I could eat, or that I wouldn’t even have food to eat. Gluten-free things are very expensive and receiving a stipend that is just enough doesn’t really lend room for a lot of expensive items. I tried to offer my

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Weird Graces

By | December 21, 2011

Recently, I was really sick.  Like puking-my-brains-out, best-friends-with-the-toilet, up-all-night sick.  And it was the best.  That’s definitely an extremely weird statement for me to make, especially since the last time I threw up was when I was 11, and that’s the only time I remember ever throwing up, before a few weeks ago.  While I wouldn’t want to repeat the experience any time soon, or ever again, I gained a lot of graces from it. I learned how to rely on God in a new way. 

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Invitation to Rest

By | November 9, 2011

During the last week or so of formation, we’ve been reading The Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri Nouwen.  This book has helped open my eyes to the walls I’ve built around my heart—walls I thought I had already knocked down and walls I didn’t even realize I constructed.  The Return of the Prodigal Son focuses on the Rembrandt painting of the same name, and the loving, intimate embrace shared between an old father and his returning son.  For Nouwen, this painting depicts God the Father

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