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Well … we made it through Lent … and then Easter Sunday and now it’s over and we can rest. Anyone feeling that way this week? A lot of us were very busy during these past weeks and for many … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Prayer
The past few weeks I have been thinking about when we prayer together and recently these remarks by Thomas R. Steaglad from A House of Prayer: The Power of Praying in Community found their way to my inbox, Why do so … Continue reading
The other day I came across this from Madeleine L’Engle, “To pray is to listen, to move through my own chattering to God, to that place where I can be silent and listen to what God may have to say.” Sometimes we … Continue reading
If I am counting correctly tomorrow brings us to the 20th day of Lent. We are essentially half-way through. How has it been? What have you been doing? What have you not been doing? What have you been noticing? What … Continue reading
A few weeks ago I came across a mention of a book by Ruth Bell Graham, Prodigals and Those Who Love Them, and was intrigued by the title. Then a few days later in a used book store, there it … Continue reading
Have you ever thought you had a problem with prayer? I will confess that I have. I just came across this from Richard Foster on one kind of prayer problem – Our problem is that we assume prayer is something … Continue reading
Good Morning. It looks like I am a day late for another week. Have you had weeks like that? Nothing happens “on time?” At least on the time you want it to. And to tell the truth, I wasn’t sure … Continue reading
On January 31, 1915, Thomas Merton was born. Over the years since I first began reading Merton he has a had a profound influence on how I look at many things. May I simply share today a prayer of his? … Continue reading
I want to share with you again this week from Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals. This prayer closes each days’ daily prayer – May the peace of the Lord Christ go with you: wherever he may send you; … Continue reading
Last year I got an ebook edition of Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals (edited by Shane Claiborne and others). I skipped around in it, read some and was impressed and pleased. This year I decided to read the office … Continue reading