Praying Made Easy. 3. To Reach Out for Help
Our difficulty to reach out for help is a measure of our independence. Our ability to reach out for help is a mark of our independence. Both statements can be true. You may not agree with that, yet I’ll bet we do agree that one time or another–and more often than only one time–every one […]
In: Affirmation, Faith, God, Home, Oneness, Praying · Tagged with: Faith, God, Help, praying, spiritual simplicity
Understanding God. Impossible.
Understanding God is impossible. When I first read that, I was bummed. Thomas Keating‘s actual statement is: “God isn’t something you can understand.” I have spent a whole lot of time and energy trying to figure out the what, how, and so many why’s about God. That bummed. Hard to accept that I can’t understand […]
In: Authenticity, Faith, God, Power, Prayer · Tagged with: Faith, God
My Go at Centering Prayer: Not Yet Successful
Maybe my years of mindful meditation have made my recent stab at centering prayer more than tricky. Fr. Thomas Keating says the reason for centering prayer is “to contribute to bringing the knowledge and experience of God’s love into the general consciousness of the human family.” It is a discipline meant to get us past […]
In: God, Grounded, Humility, Prayer, Praying · Tagged with: God, Prayer
God’s Dwelling Place.
What wonders some discoveries bring. New ways of saying and seeing things that affirm (perhaps expand) what I already know and believe. Discoveries that are new “Aha!” producers. “I was created in God’s likeness and image; I am God’s dwelling place.” (Sacred Space for Advent and the Christmas Season 2016-2017) First half of that statement […]
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