Holy Spirit of God: I belong to your Life. I wish to feel the strength of your connection to me in the silence. I wish to deepen this ancient belonging with the power of daily practices so to feel the risen life and peace of Christ in the cadence of my day. You connect me to the [...]
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All thanks to God, Father, Son and Hoy Spirit, the Infinitely Compassionate and Most Merciful: And to Mary, sister, daughter and mother of Jesus, both Signs of God. And to our Mother Eve, and her husband Adam, and all other names who have paired the Body to bear forth the Family of God into its ever [...]
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Eternal and Loving God: External life attempts to smother the truth that human beings are the chosen beneficiaries of Your Love. Help us remember today. Help us wake up more fully to this truth. May we recognize, receive, and remember this essential truth of Your Love, despite all external evidence to the contrary. Your Love operates under [...]
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Beloved: Today I make the inward turn to silence to feel Your strength as the energy for all my doings and also my deepest rest. In Christ, Soul of my soul. Amen. © 2012. All Rights Reserved. ContemplativeChristians.com is an online spiritual resource for the contemplative Christian journey deeper into God’s love, celebrating the gifts of Centering [...]
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God of all Creation: In your grace, our wrong turns become unexpected paths. Inside this grace enabled surrender, I find your love. Inside your love, I find silence. Inside the silence, You Are and I Am. Amen. © 2012. All Rights Reserved. ContemplativeChristians.com is an online spiritual resource for the contemplative Christian journey deeper [...]
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“My wanderings you have counted; my tears are stored in your flask; are they not recorded in your book?” Psalm 56.9 Reflection Each human being is precious and unique. We are all created in the image of God. Perhaps this Psalm may help me remember this profound truth as I ponder each word slowly. Prayer [...]
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“It is you who light my lamp; the Lord, my God, lights up my darkness.” Psalm 18.28 Reflection Recently I sat with a friend on a bench outside a hospital room listening to him process the unexpected diagnosis of cancer… And there was darkness. This morning I sat in silence watching the sunrise crest over the hills…And there [...]
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Lord Jesus, Living Christ: Strengthen us in love. Nourish us in faith. Draw us into your life. We consent to you this day, and request your shield of favor so to proceed with a certain strength of love. Amen. © 2012. All Rights Reserved. ContemplativeChristians.com is an online spiritual resource for the contemplative Christian journey [...]
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“No one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the skins are ruined. Rather, new wine is poured into fresh wineskins.” Mark 2.22 Every day offers a fresh start. What do I need to release from my life in order to receive the new Life [...]
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“I have had neither wine nor liquor; I was only pouring out my troubles to the LORD.” 1 Samuel 1.15 To love God and live a life centered around prayer is often misunderstood by family members and friends. I join with Hanna, mother of the mighty prophet Samuel in earnest re-dedication of my life to [...]
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