Archive for December, 2007
« Previous EntriesA Guest House
Saturday, December 29th, 2007This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, […]
My Sistas And Brothas
Thursday, December 27th, 2007He is born. May the light of Christ shine in our hearts.
It was an odd Advent season this year. We didn’t go to church. P was so busy working it seemed Christmas wasn’t coming at all. And I felt disconnected, adrift. I even neglected my usual readings. I read blogs instead. Thankfully, some of you […]
A Beautiful Blessed Christmas
Monday, December 24th, 2007The spirit of Christmas needs to be superseded by the Spirit of Christ. The spirit of Christmas is annual; the Spirit of Christ is eternal. The spirit of Christmas is sentimental; the Spirit of Christ is supernatural. The spirit of Christmas is a human product; the Spirit of Christ is a divine person. That makes […]
Thank You
Sunday, December 23rd, 2007YogaMum*, a wonderful writer, has bestowed upon me the Roar for Powerful Words award. Coming from her, this is an honor indeed.
I read many great blogs on a regular basis—they are beautifully written, heartfelt, awesome. I would like to commend one blogger in particular right now, though. PainterOfBlue writes beautifully about the Divine and […]
Soon . . .
Saturday, December 22nd, 2007- - - - - - - - - - -
I apologize to my blog-friends for my absence. No I don’t have a note.
I have simply run out of time. All out of time. Where has it gone? Ach, who can say? I still have to get ready for Christmas!
See my latest wyrdbyrd post with photos […]
Christianity According To A Mad Priest
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007Last Sunday, Mad Priest published a thoughtful post about Christians and neo-atheists and imperfection. And he made a few other points, too.
A few samples:
Most religions implore their followers to strive for a life of superhuman selflessness and love and, of course, herein lies our problem. I don’t know anybody who actually, truly lives the life Jesus commanded […]
Our Lady Of Shivers
Friday, December 14th, 2007There’s something about Mary.
I couldn’t resist that line, but seriously, isn’t there? Is it simply that she represents the “Divine feminine,” as some say, and we of the Judeo-Christian traditions (excepting Catholic and Orthodox Christians, anyway) are sorely lacking in this department and she fits the bill?
Or is it more than that?
Even we Christians know that God is no man in […]
Christmas Gifts To Ask For (And Give)
Thursday, December 13th, 2007Why write a whole post, when Charlotte already did it so beautifully?
The point is, ask for (and give) something that’s meaningful, that’ll change a life. Two organizations that have stuck in my mind this year:
Care (send a girl to school)
Women for Women International (sponsor a woman living in a war region and help her get her life back on […]
Don’t Throw Anyone Out Of Your Heart
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007From Sharon Salzberg, Buddhist teacher, on metta (loving kindness) practice*:
Doing metta we plant the seeds of love, knowing that nature will take its course and in time those seeds will bear fruit. Some seeds will come to fruition quickly, some slowly, but our work is simply to plant the seeds. Every time we form the […]
Loving Our Enemies In Real Life
Sunday, December 9th, 2007I’ve been thinking about Henri Nouwen’s words and how hard they are to live. Naturally, life has offered up an opportunity for me to try harder to walk the walk.
Jesus was a radical. If he were telling us what we already knew, what would be the point? It is very, very hard to live Jesus’s […]