Living Grace

“The sources of our suffering are temporary, but the source of our joy is eternal. God is ever-new joy.”  Yogananda We all face a temptation to indulge in “sterile enjoyments,” or pleasure. Now, enjoying pleasure is not at all inherently evil! Pleasure denotes that...

“Doubt is a common obstacle on the spiritual path.”    Yogananda Of course, it is perfectly natural to have doubts. In fact, doubt is a part of an intelligent and healthy life. Without a degree of uncertainty, there are no new discoveries. Yet, when doubt rules our...

Physicists tell us that the smallest known particles in the material universe are called virtual particles (energetic photons of light). What is strange about them is that they pop into existence and then disappear. These virtual particles simply emerge from an...

Monday: The fact that Jesus was attracted to the unattractive, the so-called outcasts of his day, says something profound about God: God is not attracted to those who imagine themselves to be self-righteously perfect, but to the humble of heart, the rejected, and the...

“Father, if it is possible, let this cup of suffering pass from me, yet not my will, but Thy will be done.” Jesus     Perhaps the most audacious aspect of Jesus’ teaching was his implicit trust in the loving providence of God, even in the midst of profound suffering....

“The kingdom of God is within you.” Jesus Jesus never denied the reality of sacred spaces, sacred rituals, or sacred communities as portals into God’s presence. But what he emphasized more was God’s nearness to all people. Jesus underscores the truth that God dwells...