This collection brings together the three parts of the "Valuable Lessons from the Book of 1 Samuel" series.

In this 3rd and final part of the series, we enter and remain in God’s desolation, for His deepest longing is to be our Father, protecting, guiding, and lavishing us with His love and grace, yet mankind continues to seek its own ways that are not the ways of God.

Love Crucified Encounter USA, Sept. 2025

This reflection brings to light the immensity of God’s desire to bless all His children with an overabundance of graces from His Fatherly Heart, and His profound grief, when instead we choose our self-destruction.

As you listen to this story of 1 Samuel narrated through the eyes of the teachings of the Simple Path, does it challenge you to see things differently?

What is the “work” I must do, and you, to help rebuild the Church? What does it mean to “resist the Holy Spirit”? These questions are answered in this reflection through meditation on a passage from Haggai and on the words the Lord has given the Love Crucified Community.

Amid the chaos of caring for my grandchildren all week, the Lord inspired me on the Feast of the Epiphany to write from my heart about the gift of wisdom, the precious gold we have received through the wisdom of the Cross. I invite you to unwrap this gift as you listen to this reflection.