THE OUR FATHER

The ancient “Our Father” prayer has always struck me as powerful.  It seems so deep, so rich beyond our understanding.  It fascinates me.  So I thought I’d break it down and try to articulate what goes on in me when I hear or say this prayer.

OUR FATHER

Our Father – I almost feel like I’m doing an injustice by even trying to convey the scale and breadth of what I interpret “Our Father” to be. 

Jesus never spoke directly about the kingdom of God, he only used parables.  It’d be like explaining what the Sun is to someone by pointing them their shadow, or the warmth of their skin.  …Because you can’t look directly at the Sun,

TRIBUTE TO DONALD

I don’t remember the first time I met Father Castle, I only remember my first experience of him. 

I was desperately seeking Truth, and he pointed me to Christ.  I remember sitting with him in the front entrance of Calvary, barraging him with my questions and doubts about the existence of God.  He (in my mind at the time) rambled on and on about the Bible and who Jesus was.  None of it made sense to me, except the very last thing he said.  He told me to ask God to reveal himself to me.  So I did, in my car in the parking lot in the pouring rain. And on the drive home, I had my first and probably most profound experience with God.  Father Castle was the first person to point me to Christ.  He set me on my path.