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Persistent Prayer Turns Christ’s Silence, His “No,” and “Absolutely Not” to “YES!”

Anita Mathias — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 19:57:15 +0000

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 “No,” and “Absolutely Not” to YES! So, a Gentile Syro-Phoenician woman comes to Jesus, crying out, “Lord, have […]

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One Secret of Joy: Be More Dog

Anita Mathias — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 17:04:55 +0000

So what’s the secret of a dog’s wild energy and wagging tail? Their warm heart, their boundless capacity for love? Their short memories, their natural ability to forgive? Be more dog. http://youtu.be/yu9sWjnJFHU And here is Jake the Collie, in the buttercup meadow behind my house And me and Merry, my Labradoodle

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“Anima Naturaliter Christiana”: A Naturally Christian Soul

Anita Mathias — Wed, 12 May 2010 10:50:00 +0000

“Anima naturaliter Christiana” A naturally Christian soul. A phrase used to describe Virgil. You sometimes meet these sort of decent, wonderful people–of every race, culture, religious persuasion–or lack of any faith at all. And all you can do is cheer. And you sometimes meet these naturally Christian souls in the animal kingdom. My sweet first […]

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Jake, my Collie Dog

Anita Mathias — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:37:00 +0000

Lovely run today with my collie Jake bounding beside me, his tail wagging with joy. We have much to learn from dogs: joy, love, forgiveness, living in the present, revelling in movement. I love seeing dogs leap & fly over the fields near our house, just delighted to be alive. C.S. Lewis amusingly declared […]

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