The Grace of Love – Jan. 25, 2022
May the grace of the love of the stars be mine May the grace of the love of the winds be mine May the grace of the love of the waters be mine In the name of the Word of all life. –J. Philip Newell, Celtic Prayers from Iona, p.45
Soften My Edges – Jan. 6, 2022
O Lord, Giver of This Journey: Soften my edges as your grace forms me. Uncoil me by your incomprehensible love and grace. How else shall I reply to such blessings than to kneel with adoration as you gift me with the inheritance of your healing Word? Amen. -Peter Traben Haas, Centering Prayers, p. 12
In the Beginning
In the quiet of this morning I recall the prayer and gestures of the priest as he stands ready at the lectern before reading a gospel narrative each week. I make the sign of the cross on my forehead and say, dear God, may your Word be upon my mind; and then the gesture again […]
I Will Light Candles This Christmas – Dec. 27, 2021
[Kim Montroll, close friend and Bread of Life core member, has been readingThe Mood of Christmas & Other Celebrations by Howard Thurman this Advent season. She is the moderator of our mission group, and has been reading these before we descend into our shared silence before doing our outward work each Thursday morning. I hope it brings […]
