“When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit’” (John 20:22) Once You breathed on me; I felt Your breath, so softly Surrounding me, then slowing, Ever so delicately, Moving through and filling me With Your liberating Presence. Then Your breath became You, How I know not, […]
Meditations
Quiet
I take my quiet with me, So wherever I am, There also is quiet, hovering softly, Waiting patiently to descend like a cloud Upon me when I turn toward You. My quiet, like a true friend Never criticizes or judges me, But is always willing to enter me As I enter it, without question or […]
Heaven Is Between Us
Heaven is between us. If you do not get that, You do not get heaven. One day you will get heaven, Hopefully while you are still here, To enjoy and prepare for the greater heaven, Where nothing will stop the flow Of love between you and God And those of God. Look for heaven inside […]
Joy Overflowing
“I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete” (John 15:11). One of the greatest gifts of the Spirit is joy, more the joy of being-with than of having something. It is the joy which arises from the sensed presence of God; […]
My Heart Saw You First
Your heart hears as well as sees, but not as your physical ears and eyes. This inner sensing of the heart is called “discernment.” Applied to your relationship to God that means your heart may grasp realities your mind and body will miss. So you must be open and trusting of what your heart senses […]
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 […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- Next Page »