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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
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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
Another year “begins” for us. Let me share two thoughts today. First a short quote, “Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank God that it can go.” … Continue reading
On this Christmas Day, please let me simply share a prayer I found several years ago — Loving Father, Help us remember the birth of Jesus, that we may share in the song of angels, the gladness of the shepherds, … Continue reading
A few weeks ago I saw a note on Englewood Review of Books regarding the recently published A Prayer Journal by Flannery 0’Connor. This got me thinking about the practice of some of writing prayers but when I read the following … Continue reading
This paragraph from Evelyn Underhill recently was delivered into my email inbox, “There is no need for peculiar conditions in order to grow in the spiritual life, for the pressure of God’s Spirit is present everywhere and at all times. Our environment … Continue reading
Yesterday, October 15, was the Feast Day of St Teresa of Avila, and I felt the need to make some note of that this week. While there are many things worth saying about Teresa, I want to share one brief, simple quote from … Continue reading