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Sister Mary Margaret Funk

Sister Mary Margaret Funk

My name is Mary Margaret Funk, but most people call me Meg Funk. Since 1961 I have been a member of the Order of Saint Benedict at Our Lady of Grace Monastery in Beech Grove, Indiana. I have written books on Christian contemplative tradition, including Humility Matters, Thoughts Matter, and Tools Matter. My book Islam Is...This book is out in a revised edition and is my experience with Muslim/Catholic Dialogue. I am now working on a new book that will be published by Continuum: Lectio Matters. Hope to have it out this time next year.

This website is to be my virtual office to provide text and context for current writings.

I am grateful to Abbot Bernard McCoy, Cistercians of Sparta WI and his brothers at Lasermonks for their generous donation to bring megfunk.com to the www.

Thoughts

the Jesus Prayer - Part XV

July 3, 2009 6:43am
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God as personal

God as personal

Prayer of the heart focuses upon the divine Name because that Name itself is a personal theophany, a manifestation of God in Trinity.

By invoking the Name of Jesus, with faith and love, the worshiper ascends Mount Sinai in the grace and power of the Holy Spirit, to stand in awe before the divine Presence.

The Jesus Prayer - Part XIV

July 2, 2009 8:15am
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That God is

That God is

Yet the Name he does reveal to Moses conveys all the truth about God that can ever be known or expressed.

“I AM,” he declares. “This is my Name forever.”

In the person of the incarnate Son, God continues to manifest himself as “I AM.”

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