Shepherd me, O God, beyond my wants,
“He who wants to enter the holiness of the day must first lay down the profanity of clattering commerce, of being yoked to toil. He must go away from the screech of dissonant days, from the nervousness and fury of acquisitiveness and the betrayal in embezzling his own life. He must say farewell to manual … Continue reading Hope, Light, Love, Advent
I stayed home from church today. I stayed to make soup with the Holy Spirit. Not just any soup mind you, but my own Vegetable Soup. You know the kind, soup filled with chopped fresh potatoes, celery, carrots, turnips, garlic and shallot and fresh herbs. All of them carefully chopped up into bit sized pieces. … Continue reading Cooking with the Holy Spirit
Meister Eckhart’s Book of Secrets, M.S. Burrows & J.M. SweeneyHampton Roads Publishing, 2019, pg. 70 Yesterday I received my copy of Meister Eckhart’s Book of Secrets and with some excitement opened the book, to this random page. It took me only a moment to read the few lines of the poem, but a lot longer … Continue reading God’s Prayer
Photo from the Clergy Coaching Network, September 23, 2019 I wonder if one of religions biggest difficulty is that we cannot respond to joy. We remember and celebrate our failures but do not remember or celebrate our successes. In the Hebrew bible it is the battles that are recorded not the moments of peace. In … Continue reading Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth PS 66.1
In the morning dark, In stillness, in solitude, I wait for you, O God. Your breath touches my Cheek Time stands still as I sit Resting in your presence. My heart speaks of fear, of loss, My soul cries because All has gone wrong. Your presence comforts me, You take my pain, My sorrow, and … Continue reading A Heart Conversation
("The miracle is this: the more we share the more we have." ~ Leonard Nimoy) If you wish to be rich, Love. Love a child, love a spouse, love your parents, love a dog or cat or some other companion animal, love the mountains, love plains, love the waters of the earth, love the desert, … Continue reading if you wish to be rich
For awhile now I have had this inner turmoil about the immigrants coming to our southern border with hopes of finding a better life here in the U.S. only to find hate, guns, abuse, and separated families at the gate. With our nation’s birthday happening in a few days I have been thinking about the … Continue reading No More Golden Doors
