Spiritual Pep Talk from a College Student
Focus your mind so intently on love. It seems hard in the moment because it’s so tempting to pay attention to the firework display of sorrow for yourself. But is it? Just stop. Breathe.
God
Quote by Bishop John Shelby Spong
After my blog “Uncleanness Cast Out,” this bit of an article was sent to me by a blog reader. It is by an Episcopalian bishop from an article titled, “The Meaning of the Passion Opens into the Meaning of a Resurrection.”
Uncleanness Cast Out
I saw clearly that the Christ did not just cast out that one man’s uncleanness, but everyone’s for all time, including you and me and everybody we pray for.
Yom HaShoah: Holocaust Remembrance Day
Our local clergy association– of which I am a member – is holding a Holocaust Remembrance Day service this evening, as you can see in the flyer above.
Thinking about Balance
I express balance in a lot of ways. I’m pretty good about balancing my meals, the topics on this blog, the competing demands of our children, and my schedule between work, church, home and time for myself.
New Poem: Discipleship Can Be Messy
Discipleship is a good thing:
something to seek
and make an effort for
like food and shelter.
From the Lorica of Saint Patrick
Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me,
Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ on my right, Christ on my left
…
Frame of Reference is Important
Things are literally different depending on “the frame of reference” you view them from, and this has been proven to be true experimentally. It is not just an illusion.
Being Spiritually Minded
For this month, in my project of contemplating and growing in one attribute of Spirit at a time, I have been concentrating on being spiritually-minded.
Energy Instead of Mass
We usually consider matter as solid, but it is far from it. The closer you get to looking at matter, the less material it seems to be.
Prayer in a Blizzard
Given that we are expecting anywhere from 16 to 36 inches of snow in the next twelve hours, I thought the prayer below by Father James Martin was pertinent.
Working like Spirit Does
A month ago, I blogged about being positive as the first entry in a project of more consciously imbibing qualities of Spirit; I am choosing one to focus on each month, and writing down my thoughts about what I learned.
Be Positive and Don’t Bear False Witness
A month ago a blog reader and I agreed to take one quality of Spirit each month and focus on seeing it, experiencing it, expressing it, noticing it, demonstrating it, appreciating it, and spiritually demanding it of ourselves and all creation.
Free Print Christian Science Lectures
This is an unnecessarily bare-bones site graphically, but it has tons of print lectures on Christian Science available from as far back as 1900.
New Poem: Psalm of Thanksgiving and Praise
I could never fit all I’m grateful for in one poem like God could never squeeze into only one place or perspective…
Quote About Power and True Ambition
Right is the only real potency; and the only true ambition is to serve God and to help the race
My Newspaper Article About Evil
I think we will all ultimately experience evil as impotent, because we will each realize that we prefer to do and experience the will of divine good.