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Balanced
The world will be balanced when we are balanced. ~Tarthang Tulku
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Spiritual Companions across the Centuries
Today’s post is by Margaret Benefiel “Rebuild my church.” God used these words from Francis of Assisi’s story to speak to me as I sat in prayer with two spiritual companions in Greensboro, North Carolina, after a heartbreaking disillusionment. I had left a job that I had thought was my dream job, my dream shattered.…
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At the Beginning
In the spiritual life, I am always at the beginning. ~Ralph Blum
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Listen to the Mockingbird
Today’s post is by Rose Mary Dougherty Recently, I have been struck by the song of the mockingbird. I have one (the same one every day, I think) that sits in a tree in my backyard, picking up the song of other birds and singing all evening long. I noticed that even when my neighbor…
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Wholeness
Wholeness does not mean perfection: it means embracing brokenness as an integral part of life. ~Parker Palmer
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Compassion through Contemplation
Article by Catherine Kerr (featured in November 2017 eNews) Compassion means to understand another’s pain at such a deep level that it’s like feeling it yourself. Many mentors have told me over the years that the essence of pastoral ministry is connection and presence, being with. One seminary professor liked to say that the most…