“Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is. In the boredom and pain of it, no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it, because in the last analysis all moments are key moments, and life itself is grace.
FREDERICK BUECHNER
Writings
Music, stories, spiritual formation, and random thoughts of faith
Day 3: Keep Me On My Knees
Listen: https://joelbidderman.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/At-the-Foot-of-the-Cross-HI.wav Consider: Alphonsus Liguori recorded a story about Francis of Assisi in his work The Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ, One day a gentleman found him [Francis] weeping and crying out with a loud voice. On being asked why he did so, he answered, “I weep for the sorrows and ignominies of my Lord: and what makes me weep the most is that we, for whom he suffered so much, live in [...]
Day 2: Have You Brought Me Here?
Listen: https://joelbidderman.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/At-the-Foot-of-the-Cross-HI.wav Consider: "We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love." Romans 5:3-5 (NLT) Abraham, Moses, Israel, Jesus...being [...]
Day 1: Retracing My Steps – At the Foot of the Cross
Listen: https://joelbidderman.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/At-the-Foot-of-the-Cross-HI.wav Consider: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him." John 3:16-17 It happens to us all. It's only a matter of time before plans crumble, and life seems like you're caught in [...]