Not Dead but Risen (New Easter Poem by Polly Castor)
Like our Way-Shower, be vibrantly resuscitated, rejuvenated and reassured by your permanent coexistence with our Creator.
Spirituality
Grace Notes #5
I am furthering my ongoing goal of appreciating such a continuous, overflowing abundance of random good. I’ve even taken photographs of some of them as shown in this post…
Agony (New Good Friday Poem by Polly Castor)
Forgiveness is always justified, even today when it looks so very dark and glowering…
The Touch of the Master’s Hand (poem by Myra Brook Welch)
‘Twas battered and scarred, and the auctioneer
Thought it scarcely worth his while
To waste much time on the old violin,
But held it up with a smile.
Reaching for the Light (new abstract landscape painting)
I love how huge trees reach for the light, as well as the dramatic perspective of looking up. There are some spiritual lessons in that, I would say.
The Winning Team (a new poem by Polly Castor)
I’m in the end zone rooting for the winning team.
I encourage and beckon those on the field
Simplicity by Richard Rohr (book review with quotes)
Both my husband and I enjoyed this book by Richard Rohr, who is a Franciscan Priest much appreciated by contemporary protestants of all stripes. He is calling Christianity to re-examine business-as-usual which I think is a terribly good idea.
That’s Entertainment! (poem by Madora McKensie Kibbe)
Why entertain fear and doubt
when angels wait without?
Projects and Divine Mind’s Direction
Glide instead of trudge. Work out from perfection instead of up to it. Enjoy the refreshing breeze of unselfed accomplishment. Thrive in a joyous friendship and collaboration with the divine. Keep your solidarity with the most high kindled in every detail of your work.
Success is Determined by Progress
Success is not defined by the opinions of others, not measured by wealth, power, or fame…
Whistling Swans (poem by Mary Oliver)
Do you bow your head when you pray or do you look
up into that blue space?
What You are Entitled to
“I care not what you believe; not one atom do I care; the one important thing for me to know is this – that you are entitled to…
Richard Rohr Quote on Contemplation
We have to find out who we were all along in God before we did anything right or wrong. This is the first goal of contemplation.
A New Manner of Thinking Required
Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty
Comparing Yourself to Others? Look Deeper.
My husband wrote today’s religious article in the Christian Science Monitor. You can read it here online or below:
Hate No One
The present is ours; the future, big with events. Every man and woman should be to-day a law to himself, herself, — a law of loyalty to Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount…
Eternal Truth is Changing the Universe
There is nothing outside of infinity, and ultimate, changeless Truth is infinite. How can there be something else that needs to be changed by this unchanging power?