The Source – Feb. 21, 2020
“We open our awareness to the Ultimate Mystery whom we know by faith is within us, closer than breathing, closer than choosing, closer than consciousness itself. The Ultimate Mystery is the ground in which our being is rooted, the source from whom our life emerges at every moment.” –Thomas Keating, Open Mind, Open Heart
an empty inn – Dec. 20, 2019
“In contemplating the Christmas child this year I am more aware that God’s existence in this world is dependent on grace and mercy in me, as well as in monks and governments… My prayer:Lord Jesus, come again Thy spirit to impart.Make as an empty innMy lone and fearful heart.” –Elizabeth O’Connor, Cry Pain, Cry Hope […]
Change Your Heart – Nov. 7, 2019
“Contemplation will change your heart. It will make you so kind and dynamic in loving that when you stop doing it and mingle with the world again, you’ll discover that you love your slanderer as much as your friend.” —The Cloud of Unknowing, p. 63
Differences – Sept. 11, 2019
“Being able to think differently from those around us and being able to function lovingly with people who think otherwise is the ultimate in human endeavor. It requires three things: a heart large enough to deal with conflict positively, enduringly and kindly; a keen sense of personal purpose, the notion that there is something on […]