Contemplating Grace

Saturday, December 7, 2024 Advent: Hope, Day 7 Reading: “I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ…may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation…so that with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may know the hope to which he has called you…” [1] Reflection: Entering Advent with the intention of allowing … Continue reading Contemplative Christmas

Friday, December 6, 2024 Advent: Hope, Day 6 Reading: “The angel said to her, ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God.” [1] Meditation: It is written, and I agree, … Continue reading Contemplative Christmas

Thursday, December 5, 2024 Advent: Hope, Day 5 Reading: “Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” [1] Reflection: The theme of Hope is a subtle, but profound illustration of the Advent season of waiting. Indeed, … Continue reading Contemplative Christmas

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

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

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

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

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: 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