Advent Day 4, December 4, 2024 Lo, in the silent nightA child to God is bornAnd all is brought againThat ere was lost or lorn. Could but thy soul, O man,Become a silent night!God would be born in theeAnd set all things aright. Whoever wrote this 15th century verse knew a truth about the giftContinueContinue reading “Advent 2024: Silence”
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Lenten Day Twenty-nine: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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”
In the Silence
A poem and reflection on the importance of silence.
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