Spirituality
Spiritual Direction books
Hi John Here are the books I’ve been using, and I’d recommend. There may be later ones I don’t know about… William Barry and Will9iam Connolly, The Practice of Spiritual Direction, Seabury 1982 Gordon Jeff, Spiritual Direction for Every Christian, SPCK, 1987 Gerald May, Care of Mind Care of Spirit, Harper & Row, 1982 Robert […]
Pharisees Ancient and Modern
Being an itinerant (‘hit-run’) preacher has some advantages. I remember a Sunday evening service in a conservative church in rural Victoria, Australia. They had big black Bibles and severe expressions… And they knew their Bibles, and were proud of that. It was a smallish group, so I decided to engage them in dialogue: ‘Who knows […]
Prayer for a newsgroup friend
Loving Lord, it’s been a turbulent time for your precious daughter _ _ _ _. Give her an extra measure of your peace and love at this time. May she – and may we all – draw our sustenance from the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob – and Moses and Jeremiah and Jesus and […]
Benediction
Peace between neighbours, Peace between kindred, Peace between lovers, In love of the King of life. Peace between person and person, Peace between wife and husband, Peace between woman and children, The peace of Christ above all peace. Bless, O Christ, my face, Let my face bless everything; Bless O Christ mine eye, Let mine […]
Incarnation and icons
Another wrote: Thanks for your latest posting Nathan. Some good food for thought there. Just wondering: Given that Jesus is revealed to us in written form, i.e. in the words of the Bible, what makes any representation of Jesus, icon or not, not an idol? But the God-chosen method of revealing himself is through the […]
The Way Of The Cross
bitter journey http://www.beliefnet.com/story/21/story_2151_1.html somewhat stunning – always astounding – the stations of the cross
Jesus Prayer in Various Languages
“Leo Wong” wrote in message news:… I’ve started a Java applet that displays the Jesus Prayer (“Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner”) in several languages: http://www.albany.net/~hello/jp2.htm I would be grateful for versions of the prayer in languages I don’t yet have. Leo Wong — http://www.albany.net/~hello/
Versions of the Lord’s Prayer
Prayer of Jesus O Birther of the Cosmos, focus your light within us, make it useful. Create your reign of unity now. Your one desire then acts with ours, as in all light, so in all forms. Grant us what we need each day in bread and insight: loose the cords of mistakes binding us, […]
Lord’s prayer reflection assistance
Our Father *I cannot say Our if my religion has no room for others and their needs *I cannot say Father if I do not demonstrate this in my daily. *I cannot say who art in heaven if all my interests are in things and possessions. *I cannot say hallowed be thy name if I […]
More Prayers On Love – Michel Quoist
“There are two loves only, Lord, Love of myself and love of you and of others, And each time that I love myself, it’s a little less love for you and for others, It’s a draining away of love, It’s a loss of love, For love is made to leave self and fly towards others. […]
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