actions on Inaction

There is a time to go and do; there is a time to listen and reflect. Knowing which is a matter of spiritual discernment. If we were to ask Jesus which example applies to us, the Samaritan or Mary, his...

Lord of Hosts, we remember the words of your servant, James: whoever knows the good they ought to do and does not do it, sins. Oh Lord, have mercy on us. Too often we have failed to act when the world...

Never mistake motion for action.

If we focus on our actions without addressing our hearts, we may end up merely as better behaved lovers of self.

Being in God’s story does not mean passively letting things happen to us. It doesn’t mean dumb submission or blind obedience.

Becoming totally quiet and unreachably alone are two of the signs that life has gone, while activity and lively communication not only signify life but help us evade the prospect that our life will so...

When Rosina Hernandez was in college, she once attended a rock concert at which one young man was brutally beaten by another. No one made an attempt to stop the beating. The next day she was struck du...

You will be better advised to watch what we do instead of what we say.

A theology of response does not need to be Pelagian; it need only be a theology in which the reality of the human is taken seriously.

Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.

Loving God**, we reflect on the times when we took too long to obey you. Give us courage next time.(silent reflection)** Merciful God**, we reflect on the instances where we failed to see your leadin...

I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they say, and that it is best to disregard their talk and judge only their actions.

There is something profoundly hypocritical about praising God for God’s mighty deeds of salvation and cooperating at the same time with the demons of destruction, whether by neglecting to do good or b...

What you do speaks so loud, that I cannot hear what you say.

In Four Quartets , T. S. Eliot writes that “any action is a step to the block.” He means that our actions always draw us closer to death, and in that sense every action we take is a wager of our ...

Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.

Grace must find expression in life, otherwise it is not grace.

Every action of our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity.

Almighty God, You are with us no matter what, through thick and thin, yet we don’t live any differently based upon that truth. We tend to ignore You, push You out of minds and hearts so that we can li...

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned.

In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, a pervasive sense of societal malaise seems to be affecting a significant portion of the population. Journalist and managing editor of Time , Lily Rothman, ...

Genius is in the idea. Impact, however, comes from action.

One's philosophy is not best expressed in words. It is expressed in the choices one makes. In the long run, we shape our lives and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the ...

The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts.

Fine feelings, new insights, greater interest in 'religion' mean nothing unless they make our actual behavior better.... When we Christians behave badly, or fail to behave well, we are making ...

It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.

Good actions ennoble us, and we are the sons of our own deeds.

The best way out is always through.

Give me the ready hand rather than the ready tongue.

Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.