Creation of a Wall Quilt – On Listening to Another
by Mary Holland Response to reading: Where God Happens By Rowan Williams In ‘Where God Happens’, Williams has opened for me a much deeper awareness of the significance of what I bring to the act of listening – or more accurately, the…
Remember the Sabbath and Keep It Holy
MY SABBATH WAY Chaos and Clutter Monkeys chattering in my mind Tangled tasks Unfinished The time has come, the time is now… No, not yet Wait, wait Laundry lingers Must, I must… Loaded lists Appointments and schedules STOP Light the…
Reflections on the False Self and The presence of God’s Love
Open my heart as well as my mind today. Sister Eileen is correct, I have been looking at this as an assignment to be completed not an invitation to attend. I am mindful that is an opportunity for you (Jesus)…
Ripe
“Ripe” Life living in sound Particles of energy alive in my chest my lungs my throat Rhythmic breathing Up down In out Slow strong free Warm power Here now Moving and Still at the same moment Flesh pulsing with oxygen…
From Deep to Deep
by Carolyn Kwiatkowski I could not have foreseen the impact that taking this course (Living from the Heart or LFMH) would have when I first signed up. Even though I’d been skirting around the edges of contemplative practices for about…
The Influence of the Major Themes of the Contemplative Living Module on My Life
By Gail Chung, August 2014 This past year has been an amazing spiritual journey for me. It is as if God had taken me by the hand and led me on a delightful journey of discovery and insight. He placed a…
Jayber Crow
Here is a quote from Wendell Berry which was provoked by a Tolkien quote in response to one of the posts. “If you could do it, I suppose, it would be a good idea to live your life in a…
The Journey, Mary Oliver
The Journey, a poem by Mary Oliver One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice — though the whole house began to tremble and you felt…