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  • Dwelling in the Spirit – Week 1 | The Gift of Holy Boldness

    ByJobin

    Ten days after the Resurrection, the disciples were still behind a locked door.
    Then the Spirit came – and Peter, the man who wept at a servant girl’s question, stood in the streets of Jerusalem and spoke to thousands.

    Chrysostom’s observation is precise: what changed was not Peter’s character. What changed was the source from which he operated. The Spirit who had accompanied the disciples now dwelt within them.

    Parrhesia – holy boldness – is not a personality trait. It is what happens when the Fire takes up residence.

    Week 1 of Dwelling in the Spirit is now on the blog.

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    Lenten Reflection – Day 32 of the Great Lent

    ByJobin

    Day 32 of the Great Lent – Mark 6:47–50 – The Fourth Watch

    The disciples had been rowing since evening. For six to nine hours. Against the wind. In the dark. Getting nowhere.

    Christ came in the fourth watch. Between three and six in the morning. The last possible moment before dawn. When the arms are too heavy to row and the darkness has been total for so long you have forgotten what light looks like.

    That is when He walks across the water. Not the first watch when you are fresh. The fourth. When everything else has been exhausted.

    We are in the fourth watch of the fast. And Christ is walking toward us.

    For our journey today
    – Name the storm we are rowing against
    – Listen for the voice in the storm
    – Reach for the hem

    Full reflection at Seeking Theosis