On the SoulStream “Living from the Heart” podcast, we explore encountering God personally, integrating body, soul, mind, and spirit to live authentically in Christ. We discuss becoming open to God’s presence, overcoming obstacles, embracing transformation into Jesus’ image, and cultivating supportive practices. Additionally, we delve into understanding prayer as responsive to the Holy Spirit, ancient practices, and living out contemplative prayer to love neighbors, care for the earth, and seek justice.
Felicia Murrell joins us to explore the life-changing influence of love in a world increasingly shaped by either/or thinking. Felicia is a spiritual director and companion, author, speaker, and master life coach. A former ordained pastor, she brings decades of lived experience in faith communities—and a profound attentiveness to the presence of love.
We speak of her southern upbringing and the spiritual tapestry of her youth, woven from diverse church traditions and a deep intimacy with God. We talk about centering prayer, the language of love, and Felicia’s invitation into a life shaped not by certitude, but by presence, openness, and awe.
Along the way, we touch on the influence of mystics like Brother Lawrence, Cynthia Bourgeault, and Father Thomas Keating, and we reflect on nature, community, contemplative practice, and what it means to live with a heart wide open in troubling times.
Felicia’s book And: The Restorative Power of Love in an Either/Or World, a poetic and courageous offering for our time, anchors this conversation. She reminds us that love is not a concept to be grasped but a presence to be received.
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