Sacred living
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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
Photograph by Snap-shooter
I subscribe to a daily meditation from Richard Rohr. These are often very helpful and searching.
Today’s is this:
How have you let the spirit change you?
Rohr goes on to describe the Pentecostal spirit:
The Spirit is always unmerited favor. She always does it first. God is experienced as intimacy and warmth and fire, as […]
Appleblossom time
Sunday, May 4th, 2008
My photograph, taken at Turvey Abbey, May 3 2008
I saw the archangels in my apple-tree last night,
I saw them like great birds in the starlight—
Purple and burning blue, crimson and shining white.
And each to each they tossed an apple to and fro,
And once I heard their laughter gay and low;
And yet I felt no […]
Rooted
Saturday, April 26th, 2008Photograph by Paul Peracchia
I’m reading a newly-published book (Christine’s recommendation): Seven Sacred Pauses by Benedictine monastic Macrina Wiederkehr. Actually, ‘reading’ probably isn’t the right word, ‘praying’ or ‘absorbing’ might be.
Subtitled Living Mindfully Through the Hours of the Day, this beautiful book takes us through the monastic hours - the practice of pausing for prayer at […]
Moonlit growth
Sunday, April 20th, 2008
Tonight is the full moon of April, called the Seed Moon.
I like to think of the seasonal growth this moon brings us as a kind of opening. On my windowsill today, tiny seedlings of basil and parsley are opening their leaves, stretching and wriggling up out of their soil towards the sky.
If we open our […]
Becoming a Zen monk
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Photograph by mindluge
Well no actually I’m not becoming a Zen monk. Or even a Zen nun. But since I read this post by the great Leo Babauta I’ve been trying, and mostly failing, to stick with his rules for trying to live more like a Zen monk.
There are twelve rules, and I’m still struggling […]
Sunday Collection: Surrender
Sunday, March 16th, 2008
Photograph by Hypertypos
They were approaching Jerusalem, and when they reached Bethphage at the mount of Olives Jesus sent off two disciples, and told them: ‘Go into the village opposite, where you will at once find a donkey tethered with her foal beside her. Untie them, and bring them to me. If anyone says […]
Honestly…
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008I’m a bit surprised at myself. I just came back from a shopping trip to my new nemesis, the local craft supply shop. (Not that it’s a bad craft shop, it’s just so easy to spend a lot of money there. A lot.)
I bought many small items and a few larger ones and as the […]
Good earth
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
Photograph by Raychel
Along with many others, I’ve signed on with the Carbon Fast as part of my Lenten practice this year. It shows us ways to reduce our carbon footprint. You get a daily email with:
A practical suggestion
A relevant fact
A prayer
Yesterday’s email said:
Compost. Put the nutrients from food waste back into the soil - […]