A Little Bit of Light – July 11, 2018
“Cynics seek darkness wherever they go. They point always to approaching dangers, impure motives, and hidden schemes. They sneer at enthusiasm, ridicule spiritual fervor, and despise charismatic behavior. People who have come to know the joy of God do not deny the darkness, but they choose not to live in it. They claim that the […]
Resisting Love
There is a story near the beginning of Gregory Boyle’s wonderful book, Tattoos of the Heart, that moved me deeply. In the account, Father Greg is getting to know Rigo, a 15-year-old young man he’s visiting in prison, and he asks Rigo about his mother. “That’s her over there,” Rigo points. “There’s no one like her. […]
That Now Place – July 4, 2018
“Help me cross into the present moment – into wonder, into Your grace: that “now-place,” where we all are, unfolding as Your life moment by moment. Let me live on the threshold as threshold.” -Gunilla Norris, Being Home
Being Home, Waking Me – July 2, 2018
Selections this week are by Gunilla Norris, from her book of common prayers, Being Home. Gunilla lives in Mystic, Connecticut, where she works as a writer, meditation teacher and psychotherapist in private practice. These selections are related to practices for trusting our inner sense of knowing. You are waking me out of this sleepiness into […]
