Community and Solitude – Nov. 3, 2020
“Let him who cannot be alone beware of community… Let him who is not in community beware of being alone… Each by itself has profound perils and pitfalls. One who wants fellowship without solitude plunges into the void of words and feelings, and the one who seeks solitude without fellowship perishes in the abyss of […]
Creator Sets Free
Creator Sets Free* walks up the mountain, quieting the stir of those who were gathering in numbers greater by the day. It was his inaugural address, given only to a handful of those who had drawn closest. They follow him as he climbs, trusting this still new and mysterious guide.† He describes to his apprentices […]
Knowing Ourselves – Oct. 19, 2020
“A strong community helps people develop a sense of true self, for only in community can the self exercise and fulfill its nature: giving and taking, listening and speaking, being and doing. But when community unravels and we lose touch with one another, the self atrophies and we lose touch with ourselves as well.” –Parker […]
A Visible Community – Oct. 6, 2020
“Only a visible community where one can experience the breaking down of the dividing walls within oneself will make witness to a God who calls us out of estrangement and isolation.” –Elizabeth O’Connor, Journey Inward, Journey Outward (1968), p. 104