Author Archives: wbgayle

If people look into your eyes and see hospitality, and tell you their secrets, it is the divine spirit within you welcoming them in and inviting them to trust in you. With just your eyes, you can reflect God’s love.

A task that cannot be done without joy of heart or purpose may have pride at its core and not love as its bedrock. Enthusiasm is a pure gift, one that God gives us to let us know we are … Continue reading →

All events of our lives are part of the landscape God creates for our earthly journey. We are shaped and defined by joys, sorrows, successes, failures, people we meet and places we go in the mystery of God’s holy ground.

It seems to take me weeks to adjust to the late winter time change. The increased light upsets my circadian rhythms. Sleep does not come easily and waking in darkness unsettles me. The body senses and cannot be fooled.

Let me hold all of it. Give it to me. I can handle it. I am fine, no worries. I hear myself saying this believing it to be sincere. But the truth is, alone, I cannot. God only gives me … Continue reading →

Greet each day with wonder. Reach out in love above all to those who are in hard places with no one to comfort them. Your love can make a difference. Praise God for all the blessings of life and when … Continue reading →

When does love change into idolatry? If something becomes the meaning of our life rather than the portent of deeper, spiritual purpose, we are idolizing a passion separating us from our love of God.