Blessed is the onewho does not walk in step with the wickedor stand in the way that sinners takeor sit in the company of mockers,but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,and who meditates on his law day and night.That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,which yields its fruit… Continue reading Stay Close to the Source
Oh well I’m the type of guy who will never settle downWhere pretty girls are well, you know that I’m aroundI kiss ’em and I love ’em ’cause to me they’re all the sameI hug ’em and I squeeze ’em they don’t even know my nameThey call me the wanderer, yeah the wandererI roam around… Continue reading A Wandering Aramean
I have to leave my garden. The monastery of Mount St. Joseph Abbey is to close and I am heartbroken. My garden has been helping me to grow these past three plus years. I have planted seeds in the warmth and comfort of an indoor bathroom. When they were young but sturdy I re-potted them… Continue reading Garden Purgatory
I was tempted to entitle this piece, ‘I’m A Failure!’ It is just over one week into Lent and I’ve broken half of the things I’d promised God to give up, already! Then The Lord gently reminded me that He was in charge…he reminded me that I had been sick with a cold virus all… Continue reading Tone It Down
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, to show that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed 2 Corinthians 4:7-9 I am not a big fan of… Continue reading You Are Not The One – Reorientate
You’re everywhere and nowhere babyThat’s where you’re atGoing down a bumpy hillsideIn your hippy hatFlying across the countryAnd getting fatSaying everything is groovyWhen your tires are flat (Laurence Weiss / Scott David English) Every so often I will check in with my second favourite football team, QPR, and watch some match highlights. The fans love… Continue reading Can you fake it and make it?
It’s the same old S.O.S.But with brand newBroken fortunes,And once again I turnTo youOnce again, I doI turn to you It’s the same old S.O.SBut with brand newBroken fortunesI’m the sameUnderneathBut this, youYou surely knew I remember an endless debate I used to have with a work colleague of mine over which was the best… Continue reading Life Is A Pigsty
You have laid on me, O Christ, a spell of longing You have charmed me with an eros all divine Consume, therefore, my sins with immaterial fire Be pleased to fill me with your sweet delights then I shall magnify your advent in the past and the one we still await with joy O Gracious… Continue reading The Power of ‘Not Right Now’ – I’m Having a Crap Time!
For though we live in the world we are not carrying on a worldly war, for the weapons of our warfare are not worldly but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every proud obstacle to the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ. (2 Corinthians 10:3-5) And… Continue reading Choose Your Weapon
And now for the big question…how should we relate to each other? For the Christian the answer is simple, we need to respect the dignity of each and every human being as being made in the image of God (Gen 1:26-28). Then we need to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us… Continue reading Oh Sit Down…With Your Enemy?
Brother Alberic 