OPreach
Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
Tag: nature
Plunge into God
Plunge into matter. Plunge into God. By means of all created things, without exception, the divine assails us, penetrates us and molds us. We imagine it as distant and inaccessible, whereas in fact, we live steeped in its burning layers. – Teilhard de… Continue Reading “Plunge into God”
A Prayer for All Lost Sheep
You have a wild and crazy sheep in love with thorns and brambles. But please don’t get tired of looking for me! I know You won’t. For You have found me. All I have to do is stay found. – Thomas Merton, A Book… Continue Reading “A Prayer for All Lost Sheep”
Weekly Photo Challenge: Background
Do you reverence creation? Or is it only background? God might think differently – God would kneel down. I think God might be a little prejudiced. For once He asked me to join Him on a walk through this world, and we gazed… Continue Reading “Weekly Photo Challenge: Background”
What is Prayer?
Prayer is not doing, but being. It is not words but the beyond-words experience of coming into the presence of something much greater than oneself. It is an invitation to recognize holiness, and to utter simple words–“Holy, Holy, Holy”–in response. Attentiveness is all; I… Continue Reading “What is Prayer?”
Gratefulness for the Source of Love
To be grateful is to recognize the love of God in everything [God]has given us…and [God] has given us everything. Every breath we draw is a gift of [God’s] love, every moment of existence is a grace, for it brings with it immense graces from… Continue Reading “Gratefulness for the Source of Love”
Old Inuit Song
I think over again my small adventures my fears those small ones that seemed so big For all the vital things I had to get and to reach And yet there is only one great thing the only thing To live to see… Continue Reading “Old Inuit Song”
Finding the Treasure
Finding the treasure is only the beginning of the search. -Henri Nouwen, from The Inner Voice of Love
Wisdom from Rachel Carson
I remember reading Silent Spring by Rachel Carson when I was in high school (seems like ages ago!). It seems we still have not learned from her wisdom. The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe… Continue Reading “Wisdom from Rachel Carson”
More on Beauty
Somewhere between 551 and 491 BCE, Confucius observed the same thing that we might say today: Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it. – Confucius
OPreach 