Tag Archives: Prayer
Seasons for Beholding
Given that we are just days from the turn from the season of Advent to the season of Christmas, let’s give way to wonder since these seasons, in addition to the feast of Epiphany, are perhaps best entered into by understanding prayer as the art and Read more [...]
Advent Prayer III
Advent Prayer II
Life-Line
Today’s Life-Line is:
That pregnancy and the entry of divine life into the world are inextricably related is, of course, at the heart of the Christian message. . . Like the simple young woman in Nazareth, we may be surprised, at any time, by Read more [...]
Advent Prayer I
What Makes the Soul Great
For the past 18 months I have been listening to the now President-Elect repeatedly encourage his followers with the slogan "Let's Make America Great Again." All the while I have been acutely aware of how different his understanding of greatness is Read more [...]
Everyday Spirituality: Finding God in All Things
Context:
This past Sunday the spiritual formation community I lead gathered. Our theme was "In the Chapel of Eggs: Prayer and Daily Living." Yesterday I sent H&H members a brief reflection on fixed-hour prayer that is most visibly seen in the intentional Read more [...]
Elephant Prayer
The Human & the Holy spiritual formation community (H&H) will be coming together this Sunday for our second gathering of the 2016-2017 year. Our theme this year is From the Inside Out: Living a Significant Life. Our gathering Sunday is titled Read more [...]
A Non-Traditional Blessing
Two weeks ago I posted a prayer here that I thought fitting given the senseless violence that was spreading throughout American cities. I had been familiar with versions of this prayer for many years but never knew the author. As I mentioned at the bottom Read more [...]