There is a little bit of vastness in each of us. It is a vastness we ought to visit on occasion, and sit silently with. This vastness does not announce itself, but simply shows up, as a hushed witness of something greater than ourselves dwelling with and in us. There are different kinds of vastness, […]
Archives for January 2024
God’s Answer to Fear
I recently got an email from a distraught friend, regarding a common issue for many people, including me. This person wrote: “I am a Christian; I really do believe in God. My problem is that I still have a lot of fear in my life. I fear for my own and my loved ones’ safety […]
Prayer as Dancing with God
Mechthild of Magdeburg (1210-1280), in Northern Germany, was a complicated and profound spiritual writer and nun. And she was something of a free-spirit, whose prayers speak to a modern audience. She sure speaks to me, especially when she connects prayer with dancing. Why not prayer as dancing with God? We get so stiff and formal […]
Prayer as Dancing with God
Mechthild of Magdeburg (1210-1280), in Northern Germany, was a complicated and profound spiritual writer and nun. And she was something of a free-spirit, whose prayers speak to a modern audience. She sure speaks to me, especially when she connects prayer with dancing. Why not prayer as dancing with God? We get so stiff and formal […]