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Wisdom from Emily Dickinson
To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else. -Emily Dickinson
More on Listening
Learning to listen with the heart moves us from the role of observers and enables us to become participants with the Creator in a world full of grace and possibility. – Elizabeth Canham, Heart Whispers
Lead a Listening Life
Lead a listening life. Order your outward life so that nothing drowns out the listening. – Thomas R. Kelly, A Testament of Devotion
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”
Weekly Photo Challenge: The Sign Says
I took this photo several years ago, and always hoped I would have an opportunity to use it! No quotes, no references, no reflections are necessary. It says it all. And the sign can be found at Spirit Rock, a Buddhist retreat center in… Continue Reading “Weekly Photo Challenge: The Sign Says”
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?”
How Can We Be Peace in the World?
I so admire the work of Etty Hillesum – the depth of her spirituality in the face of the Nazi death camps was extraordinary. On this day, Memorial Day, that we celebrate the women and men who have fought to protect us, we pray… Continue Reading “How Can We Be Peace in the World?”
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