Harmony of the Whole
Until this past Sunday we had not worshipped in the woods for two years. We had become accustomed to our hybrid church in-person and on Zoom. And yet, even though that technology would not be possible in the woods at Dayspring, the Spirit moved us to go. I knew my heart had withered in some way […]
Eternity Now – May 20, 2022
“Eternity is not an extension of time, but it is pure presence, pure belonging. When you are in the eternal, you are outside of nothing. You are within everything, enjoying the fullest participation There is no more separation. It is what the contemplative medieval scholars called the Beatific Vision….” –John O’Donohue, Walking in Wonder, p. 170
Easter Sunrise at Dayspring
6amSunday, April 17 Dayspring Farmhouse Lawn11301 Neelsville Church Road Germantown, Maryland 20876 In the dawn’s light we will gather in front of the Dayspring Farmhouse and process up to the community garden, remembering the first Easter morning when the women at the tomb found the stone rolled away. Please bring a flashlight and wear comfortable […]
Take a Step – Feb. 12, 2021
Whoever you are: some evening take a stepout of your house, which you know so well.Enormous space is near. -Excerpt from “The Way In” by Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by Robert Bly