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A few weeks ago I asked what was the best advice on prayer you ever received. A few responded to the question and I wonder if others might respond, so let me ask the question again, “What is the best … Continue reading
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Some no doubt recognized what we saw last week as “The Nightly Review” we have seen in slightly different form as the examen (#35 and #78). At the Mars Hill Church (Grandville, Michigan) web site two forms of the examen … Continue reading
A couple of days ago at the Upper Room Daily Reflections a few paragraphs from Trevor Hudson’s book, The Serenity Prayer: A Simple Prayer to Enrich Your Life, were posted. He wrote, “…Of all my personal spiritual practices, the nightly review … Continue reading
Monday, October 15, was the feast day of St Teresa of Avila on many calendars. The passage below, referred to as St Teresa’s bookmark, is one of the most quoted of St Teresa’s remarks, Let nothing disturb you, Let nothing … Continue reading
One of the blogs I regularly read is Richard Beck’s “Experimental Theology,” A few days ago he posted on “Prayer Beads” and since I have not mentioned that prayer form here, I thought it would be a good time to … Continue reading
What causes you to pray? Reading Scripture, a church service, a request for prayer from a friend, a felt need, a fear, something you see, something you hear, a bell ringing? What triggers you to pray? Is it merely a … Continue reading
Many mornings I read the responsorial psalm for the day and last Friday I was in for a surprise. The psalm that morning was – Psalm 18:2-5 © (from the New Jerusalem Bible) The heavens proclaim the glory of God. … Continue reading
A few weeks ago the mailings that come from Richard Rohr’s Center for Action and Contemplation were concerned with silence. One of the mailings contained the following – “The simplest spiritual discipline is some degree of solitude and silence. But … Continue reading
This past week I have been thinking about part of the quote I shared last week from Terry York, “We tuck things away … and walk away. We can stay away if we are busy enough or if our surroundings, … Continue reading
A week ago our class read an article entitled, “Our Deepest Prayer.” It began with the words to a song written by the article’s author, Terry York, Waiting here, in silence, God, we hear and own our deepest prayer. Until … Continue reading