Trust as the Beginning of the Contemplative Spiritual Path
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“God is the name of the blanket we throw over mystery to give it shape.” -Barry Taylor

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Deep peace of the running waves to you.
Deep peace of the flowing air to you.
Deep peace of the smiling stars to you.
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you.
Deep peace of the watching shepherds to you.
Deep peace of the Son of Peace to you.

(An old Gaelic Prayer)

I am planning a trip back to Scotland this summer. This time it will be on land with some time on the Isle of Iona to retreat with the Iona Community. Can't wait.

"When the soul is tempest-tossed, troubled and cut off by worries, then is the time to pray, so as to make the soul willing and responsive towards God. But there is no kind of prayer that can make God more responsive to the soul, for God is always constant in love." -Julian of Norwich, Revelations

I have a new role at the Episcopal House of Prayer, Collegeville--Program Associate of the Transforming Hearts Program. Transforming Hearts is a a Lilly Grant funded program focused on bringing contemplative practice into local parishes and congregations.

I love the vibrant clarity of the imagery in this poem.

A little bowery remembrance of May on a wintry day in November.