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How are we called to pray for our precious planet?
A new year is an opportunity to set intentions and hold space for something new to unfold. Shalem is beginning 2018 with weekly Prayer for the World sessions. Patience Robbins is leading these intentional gatherings where we hold our planet in compassion, light and love and listen for what the Spirit is inviting in our current world…
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A most unusual day
Today is a most unusual day, because we have never lived it before; we will never live it again; it is the only day we have. ~William Arthur Ward
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Every person in this Earth
Every person in this Earth yearns to love, to be loved, to know love. Our true identity, our reason for being is to be found in this desire. ~Gerald May
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The Both-And of Our Faith
Post by Mary van Balen I looked up the word “advenio” in my old Latin dictionary and found that, depending on how it’s used, the verb can mean “to draw near” or “to arrive.” The noun, “adventus” is also translated as either “approach” or “arrival.” The season of Advent encompasses both. We wait. We celebrate…
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Come out
Come out from the circle of time and into the circle of love. ~Rumi
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Iona: A Pilgrimage in Image and Word
Photo blog by Susan Etherton 1) Everywhere you go there is a secret room. To discover it, you must knock on walls… and listen for the echo that portends the secret passage. Everywhere has a secret room. You must find your own, in a small chapel, a tiny café, a quiet park, the pew where…