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I Will Walk in the Presence of the Lord
Love returned as offering in the day of affliction “I will walk in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living.” — Psalm 116:9 (Grail Translation) I love the Lord for He has heard the cry of my appeal. The psalm begins not with an argument but with a confession of love born from being heard. Affliction presses the heart until prayer becomes a cry rather than a thought. In that narrowing the soul discovers something decisive. God has not turned away His ear. He has incl
Father Charbel Abernethy
4 days ago3 min read
Urban Asceticism: Finding the Desert Within - Chapter Twelve
Chapter Twelve: The Silence That Teaches the Heart to See There is a silence that is more than the absence of noise. It is the space where the soul discovers that God is nearer than breath, nearer than thought, nearer than the movement of the mind that seeks to grasp Him. In the city this silence is not given but must be chosen. It waits behind every unopened moment, every unseen grace, every interruption that carries within it the seed of revelation. The world insists that m
Father Charbel Abernethy
Dec 10, 20254 min read
Even in Weariness I Praise You
O Lord my God, though I grow faint, I remember your goodness. My heart is tired, yet I will bless the Lord at all times, for your mercy has walked with me even through the dim hours. When my strength is thin as morning mist, you remain my rock and my portion forever. I thank you for the breath that rises in my chest, for the light that still breaks upon the horizon each day. The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I shall want, and though I wander in shadows, you lead me be
Father Charbel Abernethy
Nov 26, 20251 min read
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