Category: Spirituality

Ash Wednesday Thoughts

Life does not accommodate you; it shatters you. Every seed destroys its container, or else there would be no fruition. – Florida Scott-Maxwell – The Measure of My Days

Roll Me to a Sky-Wide View

If my mind gets trapped inside Just roll me to my sky-wide view Where I will feast on cumulous and light And tell you that art with just my eyes. – Jane Brainin, With irrepressible spirit, anticipating the toll of ALS As I read these… Continue Reading “Roll Me to a Sky-Wide View”

Sparks of God’s Brilliance

All living beings are, so to speak, sparks from the radiation of God’s brilliance. These sparks mere from God like rays of the sun.  – Hildegard of Bingen

The Wisdom of Abraham Heschel

Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge.  – Abraham Joshua Heschel

What Might I Become?

May I become an island for those seeking dry land A lamp for those needing light, A place of rest for those who desire one, And a servant for those needing service. –  Shantideva, “May I Become an Island”

The Renewable Resource of Hope

As we face the grand ecological crisis of our time, our most important renewable resource is hope. We simply must put it on with our shoes each morning. -Barbara Kingsolver

We Learn of God through Creation

If the soul could have known God without the world, the world would never have been created. – Meister Eckhart  

Christmas Greetings

May the gifts of Peace, Hope, and Joy be yours this Christmas and throughout the year. And may Christ on our streets or at our borders find a home -and may an angel or a simple shepherd open our eyes.

A Christian Earth-Conscious Spirituality

All the delegates have gone home from the COP21 Climate Summit in Paris. And our Earth and all her inhabitants await our action. I am interested in how such a [Christian] spirituality can motivate us to a more passionate concern for the protection of… Continue Reading “A Christian Earth-Conscious Spirituality”

The Fragrance of Gratitude

Gratitude is the sweet fragrance of an opening heart. – Aine Belton