Stern Teacher – Aug. 28, 2019
“Nature can be a stern teacher. Unwavering in her truth. If you are brave enough to wander into her recesses and release control of your life to a mystery larger than yourself, you may just come face-to-face with yourself–a soul unmasked.” –Anita Amstutz, Soul Tending: A Journey Into The Heart of Sabbath
Another Timeframe – Aug. 27, 2019
“When we live without listening to the timing of things—when we live and work in twenty-four-hour shifts without rest—we are on war time, mobilized for battle…. But remember, no living thing lives like this. There are greater rhythms that govern how life grows: circadian rhythms, seasons and hormonal cycles and sunsets and moonrises and great […]
Busyness Shield – Aug. 26, 2019
For your reflection this week and to expand Kayla’s Sunday reflection, we have drawn quotes from a richly engaging book by Anita Amstutz, Soul Tending: A Journey Into The Heart of Sabbath (Nashville: Skylight Paths, 2018). “An efficiently busy life that keeps us occupied without being harried and keeps our attention entirely on interesting outer […]
Air is the Soul of the Earth – Aug. 23, 2019
The soul is a breath of living spirit, that with excellent sensitivity, permeates the entire body to give it life.Just so, the breath of the air makes the earth fruitful.Thus the air is the soul of the earth, moistening it, greening it. –Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179)