Our Natures Are One – July 10, 2018
“The prophet said, “There are some who see me by the same light in which I am seeing them. Our natures are one. Without reference to any strands Of lineage, without reference to texts or traditions, we drink the life-water together.”” –The Essential Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks with John Moyne
The Desire of God’s Heart – July 9, 2018
“The desire of God’s heart is immeasurably larger than our imaginations can conjure. This longing of God’s to give us peace and assurance and a sense of well-being only awaits our willingness to cooperate with God’s limitless magnanimity. Behold the One beholding you and smiling.” -Gregory Boyle, Tattoos on the Heart
Peel Away – July 6, 2018
“I know as I create this meal there is another cooking going on. It too, is all motion, all process—an inner transformation. Help me to give myself away as easily as this carrot, this new potato. I want my layers to peel away like the onion’s. I want to be as empty and clean as […]
Shaped from Within – July 5, 2018
“Help me to sit here quietly. Help me not so much to plan as to listen. Help me to be informed, as in “shaped from within,” by Your will. My burden is so heavy. Yours is always light.” -Gunilla Norris, Being Home