Last week I came across this article on prayer. I invite you to notice how ancient prayer practices have modern day effects even with some of our youngest. Let Us Pray – by Melanie Gordon “What does prayer look like? How do … Continue reading
A very short quotation from Mother Teresa today, “Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you.” Nothing needs to be added.
The other day I came across an interesting article online, “Rooted: The Submerging Church” by Lee Wyatt. There were a number of things that caught my eye, and this morning I want to point to you some the ways he envisioned Sabbath. Slow … Continue reading
One of the mailings that finds its way to my inbox most all weekdays is from the Yahoo Group, Awareness-TheWaytoLove. Each mailing is a very short piece from the writings of Anthony de Mello, S.J. Last week this appeared in my inbox, “What’s … Continue reading
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
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
In case you thought all of Lent was a time for solemn faces and frowns, consider these words of H. A. Williams, “God, we believe, accepts us, accepts all men, unconditionally, warts and all. Laughter is the purest form of … Continue reading
It seems for me “community” is the theme for this Lent. Everyplace, in email, on the internet, in conversations, the topic keeps coming up. Please allow me to share with you a few sentences from a post I recently came … Continue reading
