by Prasanta | Apr 16, 2017 | Jesus, Poetry, Resurrection
Easter Sunday is a day of celebration and joy. We celebrate the gift of life, Jesus’ resurrection, and the defeat of death! A Better Resurrection by Christina Rosetti I have no wit, no words, no tears; My heart within me like a stone Is...
by Prasanta | Apr 13, 2017 | Jesus, Lent, Poetry, Song Lyrics
Brier (Good Friday) By E. Pauline Johnson (Tekahionwake) Because, dear Christ, your tender, wounded arm Bends back the brier that edges life’s long way, That no hurt comes to heart, to soul no harm, I do not feel the thorns so much to-day. Because I never knew your...
by Prasanta | Apr 10, 2017 | Beauty, Change, Christ, Jesus, Love, the cross
Every Easter, I like to repost this blog post that I first wrote in 2011. Hope you enjoy it. Did Jesus practice eucharisteo as he walked to calvary? As people spat and spurned, did he continue to give thanks to God the father? When he was so greatly burdened, bowed...
by Prasanta | Apr 8, 2017 | Jesus, Lent, Poetry
This Bread I Break By Dylan Thomas This bread I break was once the oat, This wine upon a foreign tree ‘Plunged in its fruit; Man in the day or wind at night Laid the crops low, broke the grape’s joy. Once in this wine the summer blood Knocked in the flesh that decked...
by Prasanta | Apr 6, 2017 | Jesus, Journal, Lent, Loneliness, Pain, Prayer
Sometimes, I’m just not ready to walk in the door of my house after my weekly Bible study. Sometimes, I need some time to think before walking in and facing whatever it is waiting for me, which usually includes a pile of dirty dishes. I don’t want to see...
by Prasanta | Apr 4, 2017 | Jesus, Lent, Prayer, suffering
Have you ever been through times in life when it felt like the world might come crashing down? When it’s so hard, you aren’t sure which way is left, which way is right, and what’s headed your way tomorrow? When it feels overwhelming and it feels...
by Prasanta | Apr 3, 2017 | God's love, Jesus, Lent
This is a Lent reading that I enjoyed called “Shared Hells” by Peter Kreeft. I have it in a book called Bread and Wine: Readings for Lent and Easter, but the reading can also be found online here:...
by Prasanta | Feb 28, 2017 | God's Word, Jesus
For He satisfies the longing soul, And fills the hungry soul with goodness. ~ Psalm 107:9 (NKJV) I’m thinking about this verse… I read it in various translations, but I do like the one above. The NIV says this: for he satisfies the thirsty and fills...
by Prasanta | Feb 14, 2017 | Art, Beauty, Brokenness, Christianity, God's love, Jesus, Life, Loss
I wrote about Armando Valladares last week, and surprisingly, a few days ago, I found out my son had read his book, Against All Hope, a couple of years ago. My son was practicing an intro for one of his speeches, I was listening/critiquing, and I was surprised to hear...
by Prasanta | Jan 17, 2017 | Jesus, Prayer, Quotes, Uncategorized
I’m reading a book called Prayer, written by O. Hallesby. It’s been a few years since I read a book on prayer (and I think I’ve only read maybe a few books ever on this topic). My daughter’s team is reading and discussing this book on their...
