Inspiration – Page 4 – Wandering's Wanderings

The +Man Called +Christ+

June 13, 2021 by Fr. Kenn Nelan

(This post will be a challenging read for some out there. I only ask you keep an open mind, and read all the way through before making and judgments. Be open to my style of presentation. No heresy exists, but I do challenge the age old ways of thinking, and I do toy with the possibility of heresy. Expand your mind and try to see beyond your initial knee jerk reaction.) Rarely has one man ever caused so much controversy as has the man known as Jesus of Nazareth. It does not matter by which name you refer to Him, …

Optimism as a Way of Life

June 13, 2021 by Fr. Kenn Nelan

Relentless Optimism The original article was published August, 2016 in Convergent Streams – this is the heavily edited version for personal publication. Take a moment to sit back, sip on whatever beverage is beside you, and reflect on the major changes in your life – specifically how you reacted to those events. The events themselves are important, but for this moment I want you to focus on your reaction to the event. You see, most of us will react in extremes. We either knee-jerk react to what we hear without bothering to stop and think, or we do not react …

…And the Greatest is Love

August 28, 2019 by Fr. Kenn Nelan

The following is my own reflection – it is not endorsed by any institution and is presented as fodder for critical thought. I am no stranger to stretching the boundaries of sound theological teaching. In fact, I rather relish the idea of expanding my own thoughts well beyond their limits. It is, after all, how we grow and learn. Sometimes I fall flat on my face, get up off the ground, brush myself off, and start again. Other times I soar through the sky with the birds where no one else dares fly. Many wanderings come from someplace, some territory …

Creator and Created; Fine Silvery Threads Dance…

November 4, 2015 by Fr. Kenn Nelan

Creator and Created, Fine silvery threads dance confidentlyOn open waters, drawing upthe life that floats along rapidcurrents. Behind the mirror, existence shines backfrom ages past and teams of creationyet unseen wait for their moment. Through dry mists, glowing embers explodecasting their presence across unwatchedempty highways – waiting. And there, in stillness, the presencechants a longing for companionship inan ever-silent crowd. Bless me, Creatorfor hearing the deafeningly silent callsspilling across both time and space,happenstance and accomplishment;all calling out to you. Through the great emptinessI shall move my soul seeking a paththrough the turbulent and fragmented shardsupon which the… Fine silvery threads …

Senses, Be Stilled; Good Night

July 7, 2013 by Fr. Kenn Nelan

Upon the blue stillness lies the immensity of all seen and unseen, all wished and non-wished, all glorified and all condemned. Somewhere in the distance, a wind chime softens the silence, calling upon a new soliloquy of transcendence. The sheet torn in the temple has settled on dirt floors – created and creating still; pondering its future and its own mortality. Crushed under the weight of a thousand triumphant proclamations sits the lonesome cooing which expresses only gratitude and love. Fire settles on the mountain, all are beckoned to the wonders pierced in both eye and soul. Not shall they …