The Path – Aug. 17, 2022
“Jesus’ path was exactly that, a radically unmanageable simplicity—nothing held back, nothing held onto. It was almost too much for his followers to bear. Even within the gospels themselves, we see a tendency to rope him back in again, to turn his teachings into a manageable complexity. Take his radically simple saying: “Those who would […]
Two Great Requests – Aug. 15, 2022
“Jesus never asked anyone to form a church, ordain priests, develop elaborate rituals and institutional cultures, and splinter into denominations. His two great requests were that we “love one another as I have loved you” and that we share bread and wine together as an open channel of that interabiding love.” ―Cynthia Bourgeault, The Wisdom […]
Releasing Old Hurts – Aug. 21, 2020
“The core secret we are coming to understand is that the act of letting go, spiritually understood as a cosmic energy exchange, is the power by which Jesus could live and remain true to his path. It is the power through which he healed, the power through which he forgave, and the power through which […]
Welcoming Now – Aug. 20, 2020
“What you are welcoming is never an outer situation, only the feelings and sensations working within you in the moment. “This moment can always be endured,” the well-known contemporary spiritual writer Gerald May reminds us, and the act of welcoming roots us firmly in the now. Once we have endured and integrated what is on […]
