Posts from October 2020
Reflection on Psalm 23 and Philippians 4:1-9
Early in the week I was reading through the devotion from “The Word in Season” and it stuck with me. You may know by heart Psalm 23 where it says “Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me (4).” (or you may know it the way I do: Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil”) The devotion went on to…
Reflection on Philippians 3:4-14
Yesterday was the commemoration of St. Francis of Assisi (1182-1226). Born to a rich merchant’s family in Italy, as a young man he was fascinated by adventure and became a knight. The story goes that he encountered a leper and was moved to kiss the man’s face. From that moment he started reimagining his life in light of the gospel. He renounced his selfish ways and…