Devotion
Freedom from Victimhood
I began this back in early May 2012, and came back to it early October. I don ¢â‚¬â„¢t know why I chose to open the file ¢â‚¬“ curiosity about the title ¢â‚¬ËœFreedom from victimhood ¢â‚¬â„¢ and what on earth I would have written under such a title, most likely. It wasn ¢â‚¬â„¢t finished back in May, and I […]
Meister Eckhart: A Spiritual Genius
Go out of yourself and let God be God in you The 13th-14th Century German mystic Meister Eckhart has been described as ¢â‚¬Ëœthe man from whom God hid nothing. ¢â‚¬â„¢ John Stewart explores the life and brilliant insights of a remarkable Christian. A computer search for references to Meister Eckhart reveals more than 294,000 ¢â‚¬“ such […]
Henri Nouwen: Daily Meditations
Called out of Slavery The Church is the people of God. The Latin word for “church,” ecclesia, comes from the Greek ek, which means “out,” and kaleo, which means “to call.” The Church is the people of God called out of slavery to freedom, sin to salvation, despair to hope, darkness to light, an existence […]
Richard Rohr: Daily Meditations
MYSTICAL LOVE FRANCISCAN MYSTICISM ~~ The two adjectives most applied to God by Franciscan mysticism were goodness and humility. Hardly any of us would think to call God humble, but Francis did. He fell in love with the humility of God because if God emptied himself and hid himself inside the material world as in Jesus, and waits […]
James Conlon: Invisible Excursions
James Conlon, Invisible Excursions: A Compass for the Journey, (Wyndham Hall Press, 2012). The names commending this visionary autobiography (Diarmuid O ¢â‚¬â„¢Murchu et. al.), writing a Foreword (Rosemary Radford Ruether), and those of James Conlon ¢â‚¬â„¢s mentors (Thomas Berry, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Matthew Fox) give anyone who reads the burgeoning literature on Christian Spirituality an inkling […]
Max Lucado’s wisdom
Who likes Max Lucado? I’ve been browsing his little book of daily devotions (Grace for the Moment). He’s not always my ‘cup of tea’… How about this (p. 228): ‘Some time-tested truths that define the way you should navigate your life: * Love God more than you fear hell * Make major decisions in a […]
EKNATH EASWARAN: Original Goodness
EKNATH EASWARAN: Original Goodness: on the Beatitudes of the Sermon on the Mount (1989/1966). Recently posted to my Facebook page: photo of young lady sitting in a meditative posture with hands open, saying: ¢â‚¬ËœHurry up peace of mind, I don ¢â‚¬â„¢t have all day! ¢â‚¬â„¢ My recently-discovered expert on meditation, Eknath Easwaran, is the writer I would […]
Henri Nouwen: more wisdom
Remaining Anchored in Love When we are anxious we are inclined to overprepare. We wonder what to say when we are attacked, how to respond when we are being interrogated, and what defence to put up when we are accused. It is precisely this turmoil that makes us lose our self-confidence and creates in us […]
Richard Rohr: More Wisdom…
SILENCE The simplest spiritual discipline is some degree of solitude and silence. But it’s the hardest, because none of us want to be with someone we don’t love. Besides that, we invariably feel bored with ourselves, and all of our loneliness comes to the surface. We won’t have the courage to go into that terrifying […]
The Dark Night of the Soul: Where is God when we Suffer?
Wednesday Koinonia 22/8/12: The Dark Night of the Soul: Where is God when we Suffer? (Led by Peggy Jones) ¢â‚¬Å“You, Lord, have placed the sun in the sky, yet you have chosen to live in clouds and darkness. ¢â‚¬ 1 Kings 8:12 GNB – INTRODUCTION One of the most painful, perplexing yet powerful pathways on […]
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