The Light in the Woods

I hope you enjoy reading the posts and the archive pages of my life as a seeker. I never meant to seek spirituality -- you might say it was an offer from God that I couldn't refuse. But once that offer came through loud and clear, it opened up a lot of possibilities for me because, as it was meant to, it made me realize that a "nod from God" can come at any time in any place.

Once I experienced God's Holy Spirit in a way that made me take proper notice at last, the grace built up consistently and brought me even more opportunity for practicing the presence of God. I am immersed in God these days; saturated with His presence like a sponge on the ocean.

My hope is that these entries begin to give you the feeling for how God is working in your own life. Not all of my experiences will "talk" to you as clearly as others. The wonderful thing about God is that He has infinite ways to present what He wants to show you, so your experiences, while not like mine, can amaze you with their impact and originality.

I write these entries automatically while under the influence of the Holy Spirit's interior grace, so in a large way I don't consider them my own words and I don't analyze or edit them. Yet, they record what God wanted for me at the moment, so they are more perfect for my lack of intervention. The categories relate to how the intuitions came to me -- during prayer or quiet contemplation, study, reflective meditation, or out of the blue with inspirations, revelations, or presentations, that is, what I call those times when God wants to show me something in His own awesome way by using the things of His creation that I'm familiar with.

Sometimes the lesson isn't clear to me, and maybe to you, because of our human weaknesses. But it's all part of the plan, and it isn't necessary to understand the plan because we know by faith that God does. Hopefully you are discovering God further for yourself -- using the God-given help of humility, obedience, abandonment of free will, and the resulting right-relationship you seek. Through prayer, reflection, study and good acts anyone can find peace and joy without waiting for the promised eternal life. Please consider visiting The Mystics Ministry website for more information.

I pray for all seekers, and if you get closer to God from something special these entries show you, I hope you will let me know. And maybe you will be able to pass on the good news of what God has given you to someone else who may be seeking God as well.

Thanks for visiting!