“And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.” (Mark 1:35) You know that time of day when the sun is just getting ready to rise, and the reds and oranges fill the sky, giving a golden cast onto everything around …
Mark 4:35-41, Jesus Stills a Storm On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” And leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. Other boats were with him. A great windstorm arose, and the waves beat …
It’s just stuff. It’s just a job. It’s just words. It’s just a distraction. This seems to be one of those weeks when I am being assured by others using the phrase “It’s just [fill in the blank]” followed by “Don’t be so invested. Don’t care so much. Just be. Let it go.” And, I …
We pray with our words, with our thoughts, with our movements. Our body is more than just a vehicle to get us from here to there. Our body is sacred space — the temple of our soul. Join us for gentle movement…a getting in touch with our body as a sacred vessel for life. Move …
Today is my wedding anniversary. My husband and I got married 18 years ago, on our kid’s first birthday. Which also means my kid is turning 19 today. Wow. So family, and the idea of family, is on my mind right now. There’s this story about Jesus and family that I always thought was kinda …
Okay, I am going to ask a question that on the surface may not seem contemplative, but bear with me. Do you like poetry? I do. Poetry calls us into conversation with the Sacred. So, I read it. I write it. I call my poetry reflection arcs. They invite me, and the reader, into the …
Today is Trinity Sunday; the day in the Western Christian calendar where we celebrate the three “persons” of God. Traditionally these are referred to as Father, Son, and Spirit (but I’d love to play around sometime with non-traditional representations of the Trinity). I have mentioned before the not-so-tongue-in-cheek descriptions of Trinity as “two White dudes …
We know that the whole creation has been groaning in labor pains until now; and not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly while we wait for adoption, the redemption of our bodies. For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not …
What happens when we enter each day with intent to be present? What happens when our intent for the day is I see you, I hear you, I feel you? Our life changes when we wake up committed to see what and how the day unfolds, hear the nuances whispering in each moment, and feel …
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This painting is by a follower of Hieronymus Bosch, and anyone who is familiar with Bosch’s work will immediately recognize the very…Boschesque…subject matter and style. The subject is the Irish knight Tundale’s vision of a trip through heaven and hell and depicts the souls of the damned, tormented because of the sins that they committed in the Earth.