Tuesday, December 3, 2024 Advent: Hope, Day 3 Reading: …it is now the moment for you to wake from sleep…the night is far gone, the day is near. Let us then lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. [1] Reflection: The birth of the Christ-child within is a much … Continue reading Contemplative Christmas
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Contemplative Christmas
Monday, December 2, 2024 Advent: Hope, Day 2 Reading: “A liminal space is the time between the “what was” and the “next.” It is a place of transition, a season of waiting, and not knowing. Liminal space is where all transformation takes place, if we learn to wait and let it form us.” [1] Reflection: … Continue reading Contemplative Christmas
Contemplative Christmas
Sunday, December 1, 2024 Advent: Hope, Day 1 Reading: “…suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us...” [1] Romans 5:3-5 Reflection: Hope, the first theme of Advent, is not the same as wishing. We may wish for good weather on Saturday, something we have no control … Continue reading Contemplative Christmas
Thanksgiving, Day 3
Saturday, November 30, 2024 Thanksgiving: Day 3 Reading: “Are not five sparrows sold for one penny? Yet not one of them is forgotten in God’s sight.” [1] Reflection: A helpful exercise for growing our gratitude is to stop overlooking the ordinary in search of the miraculous in order to find the miraculous in the ordinary. … Continue reading Thanksgiving, Day 3
Thanksgiving, Day 2
Friday, November 29, 2024 Thanksgiving: Day 2 Reading: “The point is this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And … Continue reading Thanksgiving, Day 2
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving: Day 1 Reading: “Gratitude can transform any situation. It alters your vibration, moving you from negative energy to positive. It’s the quickest, easiest, most powerful way to effect change in your life...” Oprah Winfrey [1] Reflection: The focus of Thanksgiving is (supposed to be) Gratitude. Developing a sense of gratitude is a key to … Continue reading Thanksgiving
A Higher Level of Being, Part 6
A Higher Level of Being, Part 6 “We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time.” T.S. Eliot[1] The image of an iceberg is often used as an analogy for phenomena where only a portion of … Continue reading A Higher Level of Being, Part 6
A Higher Level of Being, Part 5
A Higher Level of Being, Part 5 “I like to say it’s a Christ-soaked world, a world where matter is inspirited and spirit is embodied. In this world, everything is sacred…”[1] Fr. Richard Rohr In past weeks I have attempted to describe how our inner being, our true self – the essential consciousness that is … Continue reading A Higher Level of Being, Part 5
A Love Note to Left-Leaning Christians
A Love Note to Left-Leaning Christians …do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for today. Matthew 6:14 Like many of you, I awoke on Wednesday morning to the news that Donald Trump was re-elected as President, and that Republicans will hold the majority in the … Continue reading A Love Note to Left-Leaning Christians
A Higher Level of Being, Part 4
A Higher Level of Being, Part 4 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1 Where do our thoughts originate? Where do our memories reside? Where is the center of our conscious awareness? When we talk to ourselves, where does the conversation occur? Many … Continue reading A Higher Level of Being, Part 4
Contemplating Grace 