Sometimes Holding – Apr. 17, 2019
“Sometimes holding is simply the ability to see a bigger picture. Sometimes holding is support and nurturing help, and sometimes holding is holding back and letting things be. In retrospect the latter is often sensed as profound help though in the present we might feel it as counter-intuitive. We are, after all, still present for […]
Friendship – Apr. 10, 2019
“Perhaps our most common experience of priesthood—and often our most powerful one—is found in friendship. In friendship, desire and opportunity combine to allow us the truest knowledge of another person we are ever likely to get. In old friends we can see the flaws as well as the good points… accept that they, like us, […]
The Priestly Role – Apr. 9, 2019
“To become a true priest of the Life-giving Holy requires a certain loving detachment. We have to enter the border country and live among its secrets without having our eye fixed too much on how we can make use of them. We are there for love and communion and enjoyment, not for use. We must […]
Note to Self: My Roadmap
In this turbulent season, a long-time Church of the Saviour member made this “note to self.” We thought you might find it helpful. “To keep my equilibrium, I have to remember the way I have come and who brought me here, which helps to keep me grounded. Practice of Silence Listening for God in the […]