Above the Clouds
Today’s post is by Bryan Berghoef. The red seatbelt sign combined with the sense of forward thrust told me we were about to take off. I briefly set down my Kindle—along with the drama of Russian...
View ArticleOpen and Available [audio guided meditation]
Today’s post is an audio guided meditation by Patience Robbins (from the December 10, 2014 Wednesday Noon Prayer session). Feel free to tune in on your iPhone or mobile device, and find a quiet place...
View ArticleLearning from the Mountains
Today’s post is by Leah Rampy Forty-five minutes west of home, I drive over just the next hill and catch sight of them: the gentle layers of the Blue Ridge Mountains rise in the distance. I take a deep...
View ArticleGod Only Knows
Today’s post is from the writings of the late Gerald May. When I was six years old I prayed, “Dear God, let me do what you want me to do.” By the time I was a young adult the prayer had changed to...
View ArticleGoing Deeper
Today’s post is by Patience Robbins “Holiness is not in what you do, but what you allow to be done to you by the circumstances of your life.” -Richard Rohr At a recent retreat, we were pondering the...
View ArticleHeart, Mind & Prayer
Today’s post is from the writings of the late Gerald May Sometimes, instead of praying, I find myself thinking about praying; evaluating how I’m praying, figuring out what is proper or most effective....
View ArticleMusic as a Doorway to Prayer
Today’s post is by the late Ann Kulp Music has called us to prayer through the ages: the shofar, psalm, pipes, harp, trumpet, the peal of bells, the carillon, and symphony. Some of us have been...
View ArticleSit.
Today’s post is by Kimberly Borin I was praying and filled to the brim with so many ideas, desires, and hopes. I was looking for a new direction, a calling, next steps, and a road map clarifying the...
View ArticleA Gift of Centering Prayer
Post by Trish Stefanik ON SILENT RETREAT Stillwater runs deep. In the darkness, in time, one might glimpse infinite possibility. Who knows then what might rise to the surface, — right through...
View ArticleCreate in Me a Clean Heart and a New Blog Post
Today’s post is by Kimberly Borin I said “yes” to writing a blog. At the time, writing a blog about something I loved seemed like a piece of cake. I could instantly see all of the prayers I would...
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