When you have to listen to abuse, that means you are being buffeted by the wind. When your anger is aroused, you are being tossed by the waves. So when the winds blow and the waves mount high, the boat is in danger, your heart is imperilled, your heart is taking a battering. On hearing yourself insulted, you long to retaliate; but the joy of revenge brings with it another kind of misfortune shipwreck.
Why is this? Because Christ is asleep in you. What do I mean? I mean you have forgotten his presence.
Rouse him, then; remember him, let him keep watch within you, pay heed to him … A temptation arises: it is the wind. It disturbs you: it is the surging of the sea. This is the moment to awaken Christ and let him remind you of these words: “Who can this be? Even the winds and the sea obey him.”
St. Augustine of Hippo
Sermons on Mark
- Dr. Russell Moore of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary has an interesting post at his blog on the life and writing of John Updike.
- At The Scriptorium, Biola’s John Mark Reynolds has an insightful essay on Islam and the way we converse.
- From the New Liturgical Movement, a report on some amazing developments for Anglicans and Catholics.
- The Washington Times profiles Sister Dede, a nun who does work on the front lines of war.
- Prof. Michael J. New writes at Public Discourse on parental notification and abortion.
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