Category Archives: Human spirit

#18 – Dark Night of the Soul – LENT 2018

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Michael Welchert

Why is the divine light that leads to divine union called by the soul the Dark Night?  The clearer and more manifest are divine things in themselves, the darker and more hidden are they to the soul naturally; just as, … Continue reading →

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#6 – Dark Night of the Soul – LENT 2018

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Michael Welchert

G L U T T O N Y 6/40 …part 1 of 2 Many of us are lured by the sweetness and pleasure in spiritual exercises, but strive more after the sweetness than the purity and discretion that God regards … Continue reading →

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#5 – Dark Night of the Soul – LENT 2018

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Michael Welchert

A N G E R 5/40 When our desire to gain tangible benefits from the regiments of our spiritual disciplines comes to an end, or is unmet with immediate or continued delight then we naturally become embittered and bear a … Continue reading →

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#4 – Dark Night of the Soul – LENT 2018

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Michael Welchert

L U S T 4/40 Lust is the desire to benefit self at the expense of other, because lust desires to get.  Love desires to benefit others at the expense of self, because love desires to give.  -Dr Edwin Louis … Continue reading →

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#2 – Dark Night of the Soul – LENT 2018

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Michael Welchert

The next seven chapters are to engage “beginners” of this Dark Night of the Soul to look at their imperfections through the seven deadly sins…Pride, Greed, Lust, Anger, Gluttony, Envy, Sloth.   2/40 P R I D E We may … Continue reading →

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#1 – Dark Night of the Soul – LENT 2018

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Michael Welchert

Once upon a time on a Dark Night…I would understand if you did not want to read on. A Classic by St. John of the Cross (1542-1591).  It is an excursion of the soul on the path of being led … Continue reading →

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Recalled to Life

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Michael Welchert

Morning is coming. His voice will awaken the dawn. The underground cities of the dead will be recalled to life. Time will die and the eternity that was sealed up in our hearts will be endless. We will learn to … Continue reading →

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Impoverished Abundance

Posted on November 26, 2015 by Michael Welchert

I remember Thanksgiving growing up in a broken home. Learning to share what I was thankful for around the table was a cornucopia of tears and pain for the enormous ache in my soul and the deep splinter in my … Continue reading →

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Soul Serenade

Posted on November 21, 2015 by Michael Welchert

You may be distracted numerous times. And perhaps your entire practice will be full of sensations clamoring for attention (like monkeys in a banana tree). These distractions are YOU in the Flesh. Be abhorred, you are being judged, Cross examined, … Continue reading →

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The Agony of Faith (Mental and Emotional Pain)

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Michael Welchert

To those who are suffering mentally and can’t grasp a hold of things emotionally.  1 Timothy 6:12 – Fight the good fight of faith.  The idea of a fight is a grueling contest, a struggle in the soul.  In the … Continue reading →

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