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The Burning Bush
Article by Diane Zanetti (October 2018 eNews) “To pray, then, is to be aflame with God. The purpose of human effort, and of spiritual direction, is simply to clear away obstacles to this manifestation of the divine flame.”-Kenneth Leech When I read the story of Moses and the burning bush, I have to wonder just…
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Every beautiful thing
Behind every beautiful thing, there’s some kind of pain. ~Bob Dylan
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Uselessness and Benefitting Others
Today’s post is by Shirin McArthur I recently read a Buddhist story, shared by Andō, a Zen poet I follow online, about The Useless Tree. In a nutshell (!), the story is that an oak tree grew so twisted and gnarly that its wood was not considered useful, so it was not disturbed. The point…
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Just Walking
We are all just walking each other home. ~Ram Dass
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Responsibility and Bliss
Today’s post is by Savannah Kate Coffey Years ago, when my son was an infant, the nights often felt endless. One night it was just the two of us in the house and on that particular night I traipsed repeatedly between the rocker in the nursery and my empty bed. I distinctly remember the conflict…
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Our entire self
All good meditative prayer is a conversion of our entire self to God. ~Thomas Merton