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HOW IS GOD LOVING ME – AND WHERE IS GOD LEADING ME?
Our weekly Creation Care group had just shared our prayer concerns when our gentle leader, Laura, invited us to a time of Lectio Divina. She explained that she would read a Bible passage three times, and we were to listen for a word or… Continue Reading ““SIT HERE WHILE I PRAY…””
While hiking on Meeks Mountain last weekend, I almost didn’t notice these tiny flowers, bravely rising from the hard, gray soil in the shelter of a large tree. They were a sweet little surprise for my journey, and I immediately thought of St. Thérèse… Continue Reading ““BUT ANYONE CAN DO THAT…””
(Recently I noticed that the feelings I have during these difficult days are much like the ones I felt during my time with cancer. I began remembering the practices and people who helped me through that time, and these have inspired today’s post.) A… Continue Reading “(WHEN) THE JOURNEY IS LONG”
One evening, about two weeks into the Lenten season, as Jim lit the candles and incense for our spiritual practice of reading, I quietly sighed as I picked up my Bible… my practice of reading the book of John had not yet resulted in… Continue Reading “THE COMFORT OF COMPANIONSHIP”
I have been wrestling for some time to find a way to live faithfully through these difficult days. Even as my life has been less impacted than the lives of so many others, my heart still aches, my sorrow for others deepens, my frustration… Continue Reading “YOU CAN TAKE IT WITH YOU”
In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said,“The voice of one crying out in the wilderness:‘Prepare the… Continue Reading “TURNING TOWARD”
In days to comethe mountain of the Lord’s houseshall be established as the highest of the mountainsand shall be raised above the hills;all the nations shall stream to it.Many peoples shall come and say,“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,to the house… Continue Reading “THE MOUNTAIN AND THE MANGER”
INNER SANCTUARY Where can we goin days of tearsand turmoil,when the world feelstoo much with us? There is an inner sanctuarywe can fillwith solitude and silence,prayers and petitions,reflection and release. Then, filled with presence and peace,this sanctuary stays with us,a source of respiteto center… Continue Reading “THREE SANCTUARIES FOR TURBULENT TIMES”
Last weekend, our family gathered for our “Family Christmas,” a tradition that began three years ago when we struggled to find a December day that fit with all of our schedules. We have found that celebrating the holiday in the summer season works well… Continue Reading “CHRISTMAS, HERE AND NOW”
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?Tuesday, April 8th How might be become peacemakers for others who are longing for God’s peace? I immediately thought of the words of Jesus in the Beatitudes, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God” (Matthew… Continue Reading “LONGING FOR GOD’S PEACE, DAY FIVE”
Simply Soul Searching 