A New Dream – July 12, 2021
“What is the Dream of God… of God’s vision for creation/humanity? What is the “Good News,” the message, God’s intention? It is that all of Earth’s people will live in harmony, being at home with one another, enjoying the diversity of gifts that each group and individual bring–all pulsing with God’s energy of love flowing […]
Holding Opposites – July 9, 2021
“One of the most subtle ways to avoid imitating someone is to put them on a pedestal, above and apart from us. When you accept that Jesus was not merely divine but human as well, you can begin to see how you are not separate from Jesus. Open yourself to recognizing the great paradoxes within […]
Naked Now – July 8, 2021
“Can you let God “look upon you in your lowliness,” as Mary put it in Luke 1:47, without waiting for some future moment when you believe you are worthy? Remember the words of John of the Cross: “Love what God sees in you.” Many of us never go there, because to be loved in this […]
Being Present – July 7, 2021
“I stop labeling, ranking, and categorizing people and things and just see them; typically, this will lead to a quiet joy and deep peace and contentment. This is presence, or what Simone Weil would call “absolute attention.”” –Richard Rohr, The Naked Now, p. 137