"By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him? Little children, let us not …
Pondering with Mary
Continuing to ponder The Annunciation (see https://abbashousetexas.com/2016/12/01/may-it-be-done-unto-me/)--the angel Gabriel's announcement to Mary that she would bear the Savior, and her response--and the soul-stirring painting by Henry Ossawa Tanner, what do you wonder? I wonder what Mary was doing when Gabriel appeared to her. I wonder if she was in the middle of prayer, asking God …
May it be Done Unto Me
An Advent devotion for December 1st *Behold, the Lord comes to save us. O come, let us worship Him. (Advent Invitatory from Treasury of Daily Prayer) The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous and his ears toward their cry. The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to cut off …
Abba's House 