In the movie Polar Express there is a scene where a little boy, feeling fearful, a bit rejected, certainly lonely, remains on the Polar Express while all the other children hop off to see Santa. The children are excited because the Conductor has told them “one of you will receive the first gift of Christmas from Santa….
Tag: faith
A Pilgrim’s lack of progress, subtitled: why pray?
“Why do we need to pray if God knows what we are going to say before we think it?” The question took me completely by surprise. This was a group that had been meeting to encourage one another, to provide for ourselves a forum of spiritual accountability. As the question bounced off the walls, I…
Fear takes the bus
Our flight from Toronto to Calgary was at 27,000 feet and climbing as I watched the lady beside me go through her Rosary beads for the third time. Her prayer book was on her lap and her eyes were closed. Besides being in prayer it was obvious that she was terrified of flying! I cautiously…
Hybrid Thoughts 