Praying is….this, that, and the other
What is praying? A couple of years ago, if you’d asked me how long I’d been praying, I would have said, “Five or six years.” I would have been wrong. Praying has been a lifelong practice. Whether I knew it or not. My answer pinpointed the active attention and expression I gave to “talking to […]
In: Creativity, God, Oneness, Prayer, Praying · Tagged with: Prayer, praying, spiritual simplicity
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
Spiritual Authenticity: The Power of Letting Go
This morning I was thrilled to read: Spiritual authenticity is always in some way or on some level about letting go. That appeared in Richard Rohr‘s Center for Action and Contemplation meditation. I enjoyed feeling clarity thanks to the explicitness of his statement. Just let go. I understood the words and I felt I had […]
In: Authenticity, Christ Spirit, God, Humility, Prayer, Praying · Tagged with: Authenticity, Christ, Humility, Prayer
Good Fruit. Unexpected Blessings.
Sunlight’s strewed across the maple syrup brown concrete floor. My barefoot takes cool from the floor. Across the lobby’s expanse, day’s end sun carves shadows four, five times taller than the metal door frames. One door clatters open, startles me. Older woman, maybe, almost elfin and with two cloth satchels that pull her arms down […]
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