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Raw Before God (Prayer)
Prayer is basic language… honest, true, and personal. It is the means by which we get everything in our lives out in the open before God. Only as we develop raw honesty and detailed thoroughness in our praying do we become whole, truly human in Jesus Christ, who also prayed the Psalms. (Eugene Peterson) Just…
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Sabbath Celebration Using our Senses
Marva J Dawn in her book Keeping the Sabbath Wholly: Ceasing, Resting, Embracing, Feasting on p.199 touched on celebrating God on Sundays using all our senses… I love this! Early on Palm Sunday morning, with our boys while sitting in the morning sun on our deck, we asked each other what we could sense around…
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iTunes – Podcasts – pray-as-you-go by Jesuit Media Initiatives
My favourite daily activity on my Sabbatical has been listening to a meditative prayer podcast put out by the Jesuits. I will listen to it on my walks around the Creek near my house as the sun warms my body or as the rain refreshes my spirit. You can find them on iTunes on the…
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Be Present and Aware… with Tasks and People
Since going on sabbatical, I’ve found myself being more aware of the people around me and the tasks I am doing… This post inspired me… Today, experiment with being present and aware during one of your appointments or tasks. If you are meeting with a person: Look them in the eye. Listen attentively. Pray for…
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What Brings You to Rest?
What gifts in your life enable you to rest? Perhaps it is beauty, music, nature, textures like blankets and quilts, food, the embrace of family and friends, or works of art? What kinds of things bring you to true rest? What things bring you into God’s presence? Most of all, meditation on God’s word…
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The Depth of Sundays
The depth and richness of a Sunday / Sabbath is created by how we behave on the other six days of the week; they are the journey or pilgrimage to Sunday! Enjoy reading the following books to learn more: The Rest of God by Mark Buchanan Keeping the Sabbath Wholly by Marva J Dawn…
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Sabbath Eve Prayer
One of the things I learned months ago from reading Marva J Dawn’s “Keeping The Sabbath Wholly” is to intentionally prepare our hearts and minds on the “Eve of Sabbath” (Saturday night) before we gather to worship on Sunday morning. Too often we rush into church with our minds set for self-idolatry. I found this…
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Have Patience
As I’m praying for a friend this morning to have patience, this childhood song is now in my head… 🙂
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 