Archive for March, 2008
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Monday, March 31st, 2008We
bloomed in Spring.
Our bodies
are the leaves of God.
The apparent seasons of life and death
our eyes can suffer;
but our souls, dear, I will just say this forthright:
they are God
Himself,
we will never perish
unless He
does.
-Teresa of Avila
Please pray for my beautiful friend yogamum, whose dad, Mike, died last night after a bout with lung cancer. They were very close. […]
Blooming
Friday, March 28th, 2008The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence.
When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.
-Thich Nhat Hanh
This keeps popping into my head since I read it at Jan’s blog. I suppose because the image of people blooming like flowers is beautiful. And clearly true.
When we are not present, what does that mean? When we are more interested in what is […]
Ascending To Love In Spite Of Myself
Thursday, March 27th, 2008In the book Silence by Shusaku Endo, there is an unlikeable, quivering character—a cowardly fellow—who keeps asking, Is it fair that I was born weak and not strong? Is it fair to judge me harshly when I can’t help who I am?
While he was an entirely distasteful character, I could not help empathizing with him. Could […]
My Easter Journey
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008Good Friday. Prayer pilgrimage in the format of stations of the cross, organized by the local chapter of the Episcopal Peace Fellowship.
As we prepare for our pilgrimage, may we be stripped of our own security to experience the vulnerability of others around us.
We walk from the church to a homeless shelter, a day laborer center, a […]
The Servant-Girl at Emmaus
Monday, March 24th, 2008She listens, listens, holding
her breath. Surely that voice
is his—the one
who had looked at her, once, across the crowd,
as no one ever had looked?
Had seen her? Had spoken as if to her?
Surely those hands were his,
taking the platter of bread from hers just now?
Hands he’d laid on the dying and made them well?
Surely that face—?
The man they’d crucified for sedition and blasphemy.
The man whose body disappeared from its tomb.
The man it was rumored now some women had seen this morning, alive?
Those who […]
Friday, March 21st, 2008
In Its Proper Place
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008The mind with all its powers would like to hold first place among all the instruments employed by God, but it must, like a dangerous slave, be reduced to the lowest place. It might be of great service if made use of in a right manner, but it can do much injury if it is […]
More Polishing
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008Life smooths us, rounds, perfects,
as does the river the stone,
and there is no place
our Beloved is not flowing
though the current’s force you
may not always like.
-Teresa of Avila
Choices
Monday, March 17th, 2008About a year ago, I read Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain, by Sharon Begley, a fascinating look into recent discoveries in the field of neuroscience, particularly in regard to neuroplasticity—the ability of the brain to adapt and change.
The video of Jill Bolte Taylor reminded me of Begley’s book, especially the portions about attention and […]
The God Mind
Friday, March 14th, 2008 As fog darkens the sky and obscures the sun,
or as a dirty mirror distorts an image,
so the unbridled ego blocks light.
-John of the Cross, in Ascent to Love
I was pondering how I’ve lived over-much in my head rather than in my body and heart, how I’ve been such a thinking person. Then I […]
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