Releasing Old Hurts – Aug. 21, 2020
“The core secret we are coming to understand is that the act of letting go, spiritually understood as a cosmic energy exchange, is the power by which Jesus could live and remain true to his path. It is the power through which he healed, the power through which he forgave, and the power through which […]
Welcoming Now – Aug. 20, 2020
“What you are welcoming is never an outer situation, only the feelings and sensations working within you in the moment. “This moment can always be endured,” the well-known contemporary spiritual writer Gerald May reminds us, and the act of welcoming roots us firmly in the now. Once we have endured and integrated what is on […]
Practice as Training – Aug. 19, 2020
“Wisdom Christianity is practice driven. When you do the practices that nurture the heart, you will sense this connection as a living bond. Your being becomes receptive to the higher meaning. When the practices that sustain this encounter begin to drop out, you revert back to your usual operating system, and the connection fades.” –Cynthia […]
Fasting as Training – Aug. 18, 2020
“A fast is not about penitence and beating up on yourself. That’s a very medieval attitude that totally distorts the meaning of fasting. A fast is really training—exactly like athletic training—so that our whole embodied being can be tuned up to support a spiritual aim we wish to achieve.” –Cynthia Bourgeault, The Wisdom Jesus, pg. […]
