Silence as Practice – Oct. 22, 2020
“Our culture is so fearful of the silence of death that it worships nonstop noise—perhaps as a secular sign of “eternal life”! In the midst of all that noise, small silences can help us become more comfortable with the Great Silence toward which we are all headed. Small silences bring us “little deaths,” which, to […]
Always Beginning – Aug. 13, 2020
The word of God is always “in the beginning.”And this means that it is always in the process of being born and is already born.Now, it is the nature of the word to reveal what is hidden.The Word that is hidden still sparkles in the darkness and whispers in the silence.It entices us to pursue […]
Entering Rest – June 5, 2020
This day is already past. I surrender it.When I think about tomorrow, I surrender it too.Keep me this night. With YouAnd in You I can trust not knowing anything.I can trust incompleteness as a way.Dark with the darkness, silent with the silence,Hep me dare to be that empty one—futureless,desireless—who breathes Your name even in sleep. […]
Caring – Mar. 4, 2020
“The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not-knowing, not-curing, not-healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is the friend who cares.” –Henri Nouwen, Out of Solitude
