Hal Green, Ph.D

Arrival

I am in a “heart-fusion” with the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It has become the greatest constant in my daily life. The breakthrough occurred during a ten-day intensive Centering Prayer retreat in August, 2003. The poem “Arrival” was among the first of a group of poetic meditations I wrote shortly after that life-changing event: I […]

Distance

How You can be both distant and near At seemingly the same time and place Will forever elude me. How I can so decisively sense You But not with any of my normal senses Abides like You beyond my grasp. Without mutual space continuously between us, Your unseen, immeasurable expanse, Not of this time-space continuum, […]

The Power of Gratitude

Gratitude is an attitude. And first we form our attitudes (attitudes are a way of thinking, feeling and acting towards something or someone), and then they form us! Gratitude needs to be our perpetual attitude toward God, in response to God’s grace and graciousness. The best brief definitions I have heard of gratitude and mercy […]

Emptiness

It is best to seek You empty, So You may fill me with Yourself. The best I can offer You Is an empty vessel openly awaiting Your radiant, radiating indwelling. You are ever the Subject between us As is Love, which You bring And which You are, So that to encounter You Is to breathe […]

The Peace of Christ

What does peace really mean? Peace means harmonious connection with something or someone, including with oneself. Interestingly, the root of the word “peace” means “to fasten,” or “to confirm an agreement.” Thus, connection is at the heart of peace; peace always includes a “with” of association – or there is no peace. That is, peace […]

The Gift of Faith

Faith is not only a human challenge and responsibility; it is also a gift of the Spirit of God. The human risk of faith includes the willingness to receive God’s precious gift and act on it. And let me tell you, faith is a risk worth taking. Especially when you consider the alternatives. A life […]