True Vocation – Jan. 21, 2020
“The deepest vocational question is not ‘What ought I to do with my life?’ It is the more elemental and demanding ‘Who am I? What is my nature?’” –Parker Palmer, Let Your Life Speak: Listening to the Voice of Vocation
A Life Worth Living – Jan. 20, 2020
“If any of you are around when I have to meet my day, I don’t want a long funeral. And if you get somebody to deliver the eulogy, tell them not to talk too long. And every now and then I wonder what I want them to say. Tell them not to mention that I […]
The Chance to Say “Yes” – Jan. 17, 2020
“The unfathomable mystery of God is that God is a Lover who wants to be loved. God not only says, “You are my beloved.” God also asks: “Do you love me?” That is the spiritual life: the chance to say “Yes” to our inner truth. And at every point of the journey there is the […]
Befriend Our Silence – Jan. 16, 2020
“The “real” work of prayer is to become silent and listen to the voice that says good things about me. This might sound self-indulgent, but, in practice, it is a hard discipline. To gently push aside and silence the many voices that question my goodness and to trust that I will hear a voice of […]