Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art
16th century icon (I've recorded this as a podcast, as usual. Please click the green button :-) How to Lead an Extremely Significant Life Matthew 20: 20-28 Jesus came from a Kingdom of voluntary gentleness, in which Christ, called the … [Continue reading]
Matthew 19: 16-26 Don’t Walk Away From Jesus, but if You Do, He Still Looks at You and Loves You It’s a beautiful offer: Come follow Jesus on a life of divine guidance on faith-challenging and exciting … [Continue reading]
We can be tortured for months, years, decades by searing memories of past abuses, injuries, and injustices. Oh, to find the freedom and lightness of forgiveness. But how do we command the hurricane of our emotions to be still? How do we … [Continue reading]
I've recorded a podcast meditation on Matthew 17: 24-27 below (and would love you to listen :-) So the taxman comes for Peter: Does Jesus pay the voluntary, but expected tax for the upkeep of the grand temple and its priests (like … [Continue reading]
(I have read this meditation on the podcast above. I hope you enjoy it. Feedback welcome!) Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever … [Continue reading]
From Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry (The transcript to the recorded podcast meditation is below, here). Persistent Prayer Turns Christ’s Silence, His “No,” and “Absolutely Not” to YES! Persistent Prayer Turns Christ’s Silence, His … [Continue reading]
Hi friends, I've recorded a podcast meditation, which I hope you'll enjoy. Feedback welcome :-) Sometimes, the little boat of your life is tossed in the darkness, in a storm-swept lake, far from shore, It’s buffeted by waves, with the … [Continue reading]
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy, went and sold all he had and bought that field. Matthew 13:44 The Kingdom of God is within you, Jesus says, as he … [Continue reading]