Living Grace

Christmas celebrates and deepens an eternal truth: God is absolutely wedded to everything human, especially to the heart and soul of every man, woman, and child. The Christmas event has flooded human consciousness with light, with grace upon grace, and with the...

We humans are incredibly intelligent, gifted, and capable. Be that as it may, we are incapable of saving ourselves. I say this because we are all trapped within our karmic illusions and compulsions to a lesser or greater extent. Yes, we need something beyond ourselves...

God created creation. God abides within creation, and God acts within creation, sustaining all that is, including you and me. Human history, however, is another thing altogether. God can only act in our collective and individual lives to the extent that we give our...

History is just beginning to unpack the deeper levels of the Christmas narrative. The birth of Jesus is about God’s ongoing creative activity; God is not done creating the human race. In this context, the birth of Jesus can be seen as an evolutionary leap in...

Thank you to Vickijo Campanaro, who was inspired to write these lines during a Friday class spent reading the words of our Sat-Guru, Paramahansa Yogananda. Silent night,Dear Lord, bring us daily into the peace of your silence and love. Holy night,Let us remember to...

Without the life-giving energy born of God’s Spirit, there would be no life on planet earth. Of course, there are different types and forms of energy. The electricity that lights our homes, the gasoline that fuels our cars, and the food we eat are all forms of energy....