Articles on Prayer

  • Sisters on Retreat

    Sisters on Retreat

    Today’s post is by Francie Thayer My two (biological) sisters and I don’t get to be together all that often. We live in different time zones and have lives that make it tricky. But once a year we do get together—just us—for a “Sisters’ Convention.” For two or three days in various locations, we gather…

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  • Before I can tell

    Before I can tell my life what I want to do with it, I must listen to my life telling me who I am. ~Parker Palmer

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  • Grief, Contemplation and God’s Love (Part 2)

    Grief, Contemplation and God’s Love (Part 2)

    Today’s post is by Tom Adams. This is part 2 of a two-part series. Read part 1 here. The opportunity to feel and to grieve added new energy and opportunity to embrace God’s love and trust in it. In 2014 I transitioned from leading a small consulting company to being a manager in a bigger…

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  • Nothing can bring

    Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

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  • Grief, Contemplation and God’s Love (part 1)

    Grief, Contemplation and God’s Love (part 1)

    Today’s post is by Tom Adams. This is part one of a two-part article. Part two will appear next Friday. Like the fields, my heart has times when it is fallow and times when it bursts with new life. These growth spurts seem to come from life’s challenges and from pain. They come with a…

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  • Tomorrow will be better

    If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today. ~Thich Nhat Hanh

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