When the Winds Come
I was out for a walk on a beautiful early summer day, listening to an episode of On Being with Barbara Brown Taylor, one of my favorite writers on matters of faith. She was talking about how, no matter whether we are “spiritual” or not, we have everyday opportunities to experience reverence – if we’re looking for it. […]
What Remains – Mar. 31, 2023
“Those who have come through dark nights of their own, not just once but over and over again, often cannot find the words to say why they would not trade those nights for anything. Yes, they were nights of great loss… Yes, a great emptiness opened up where I had stored all my spiritual treasures, and […]
God’s Best Gift to You – Mar. 30, 2023
“The dark night is God’s best gift to you, intended for your liberation. It is about freeing you from your ideas about God, your fears about God, your attachment to all the benefits you have been promised for believing in God, your devotion to the spiritual practices that are supposed to make you feel closer […]
Surrendering to Unity – Mar. 17, 2023
An Aramaic interpretation of John 4:24: “Those who surrender to Unity, bowing to it in utmost adoration, must do so in breath and harmony, like the sense of right direction that drives the universal winds.” –Neil Douglas-Klotz, The Hidden Gospel: Decoding the Spiritual message of the Aramaic Jesus, p. 43
