Heart of the Matter
I was told that the vines were choking the trees. After two long days of work, and enough brush to fill the Grand Canyon, I realized that maybe there was something choking me. I liberated the trees who could then breathe and feel themselves fully without the weight of that which bound them. Two weeks […]
Good News!
We just got the good news that the Montgomery County Council has voted to remove the M83 highway from the master plan of highways and transit ways. That means Dayspring has been saved from any future possibility of having a major highway running parallel to the creek that feeds Merton’s Pond near the retreat center. […]
Teach Us to Pray
When one of the disciples asks Jesus how to pray, it is most likely because he has noticed Jesus spending time alone, praying.* If we want to learn a principle, it helps to look for someone who lives it. While familiar with John the Baptist’s teaching about prayer, the disciple has not been able to […]
A Word of Life
Just inside of the retreat house entrance hangs a sign that reads, “All guests who present themselves are to be welcomed as Christ” (from the Rule of St. Benedict). It is a daily reminder to me of the one thing to keep ever before me in all I do to offer retreat hospitality at Dayspring’s […]