March 18, 2024 “There may be worship without words.” Longfellow This blog is a companion piece to Saturday’s, https://spirit-reflections.org/2024/03/16/lenten-day-twenty-eight-thomas-merton/, about the spiritual practice of being silent, of resting in the company of God/Universe/the Divine. This time, though, I’m reflecting on Sunday worship services, for those of us who attend any kind of religious service. HaveContinueContinue reading “Lenten Day Twenty-nine: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow”
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Lenten Day Twenty-eight: Thomas Merton
“Let me rest in Your will and be silent.” Thomas Merton Thomas Merton was an American Trappist monk, writer, theologian, mystic, poet, social activist and scholar of comparative religion. Most of all, he was a lover of silence, and despite all his other “doings,” he found “being” his greatest blessing. Again and again, I, though,ContinueContinue reading “Lenten Day Twenty-eight: Thomas Merton”
Lenten Day Twenty-seven: Dennis Linn
March 15, 2024 Photo credit: Pixabay “We become like the God we adore.” Dennis Linn When I began this Lenten series of quotations, I opened with one from Pelagius (c. 354–418), a British theologian who emphasized freedom of choice in salvation and “original goodness” as opposed to “original sin,” and thus was deemed a hereticContinueContinue reading “Lenten Day Twenty-seven: Dennis Linn”
Lenten Day Twenty-six: Sappho
March 14, 2024 “What cannot be said will be wept.” Sappho This quotation holds a beautiful truth from Sappho, an ancient female poet from the island of Lesbos who was widely regarded as one of the greatest lyric poets of her time. It touches me because I’ve experienced the truth of it. In our culture,ContinueContinue reading “Lenten Day Twenty-six: Sappho”
Lenten Day Twenty-five: Craig Lounsbrough
March 13, 2o24 ~La Sagrada Familia~ “You can’t define wonder. You can only stand in the presence of it.” Craig D. Lousnbrough I don’t know who Mr. Lounsbrough is, but I appreciate his quotation which reminds me of our trip to Spain just a few months before the pandemic shut down the world. We wereContinueContinue reading “Lenten Day Twenty-five: Craig Lounsbrough”
Lenten Day 24: Kathleen McMahan
March 12, 2024 “Don’t feed the monster.” Kathleen McMahan So, haha on me. I have been miscounting the days of Lent since I included the first Sunday in my count! Realizing my error, I recalculated, renumbered my blogs, and now have three additional meditations to write to make the numbers work. Just when I thoughtContinueContinue reading “Lenten Day 24: Kathleen McMahan”
Lenten Day Twenty-Six: Richard Rohr
March 11, 2024 “Jesus Christ never said worship me. Instead he said, ‘follow me.’” Richard Rohr Franciscan priest and spiritual teacher, Father Richard Rohr, has perhaps had more influence on my spiritual journey than any other author. I’ve read many of his books (my personal favorite is Everything Belongs) and I appreciate the way heContinueContinue reading “Lenten Day Twenty-Six: Richard Rohr”
Lenten Day Twenty-five: George Santayana
March 9, 2024 “The world is not respectable; it is mortal, tormented, confused, deluded forever; but it is shot through with beauty, with love, with glints of courage and laughter; and in these, the spirit blooms.” George Santayana On day twenty-five of Lent, this quotation comes from the front of a notecard my daughter sentContinueContinue reading “Lenten Day Twenty-five: George Santayana”
Lenten Day Twenty-four: Michale Tong
March 8, 2024 “It’s the small habits. How you spend your mornings. How you talk to yourself. What you read and what you watch. Who you share your energy with. Who has access to you. That will change your life.” Michale Tong/Contemplative Monk This quotation comes from a Facebook site called “Contemplative Monk” which IContinueContinue reading “Lenten Day Twenty-four: Michale Tong”
Lenten Day Twenty-three: Simone Weil
March 7, 2024 “Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.” Simone Weil On this twenty-second day of Lent, I sit with this quotation and reflect on why it spoke to me so much that I copied it down on a notecard. I mentioned who Simone Weil was in a previous blog. (https://spirit-reflections.org/2024/02/27/lenten-day-fourteen-simone-weil/) AnContinueContinue reading “Lenten Day Twenty-three: Simone Weil”
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