Image: Ladder of Divine Ascent, 12th century icon from Sinai Over the years, I’ve known a lot of people who have yearned for mystical experiences. They seclude themselves in ashrams, fast for long periods of time, undertake extreme forms of meditation, or ingest various substances in an attempt to alter
Mother Teresa once said,” Whenever I meet someone in need, it’s really Jesus in his most distressing disguise.” I wish I could say that. It did happen once though. I was a temporary manager at the Potter’s House, our church’s coffeehouse and bookstore. A young man came through the door,
At the end of a seminar on contemplative spiritual leadership, one person said what I was feeling: How special it is to be with not just one, but a whole group of people who value this kind of leadership. There was a palpable sense of kinship around leading from within.
I don’t like being called a sheep. As a city person, I don’t really know much about sheep, except that they are stupid, dirty, smelly creatures that stand around all day eating grass, willing to follow the crowd even if they are about to run off the cliff. I could
Church of the Saviour lives out its call to the inward/outward journey together in different communities. Each has a distinct charism and style, but all share the tradition of deep commitment, listening for God’s leading, and servant ministry in the nation’s capital.
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