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Another name for God
Another name for God is surprise. ~Brother David Steindl-Rast
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Art as a Doorway to Prayer
Today’s post is by Liz Ward It all started with Michelangelo’s statue of David. While delighting in the beauty of Florence as a carefree nineteen-year-old, I was drawn to visit this famous statue. As I gazed at the vibrant, living, marble, time melted away and suddenly the afternoon was almost over. This was when I…
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Widening circles
I live in widening circles That reach out across the world. ~Rainer Maria Rilke
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Opening to God: Receiving Nurture for Contemplative Leadership
Article by Liz Ward “In God we live and move and have our being.” Acts 17:28 Voices on television, computers and in newspapers expose us to heartbreaking tragedies all over the world; taking in even a tiny fraction of the pain and suffering of creation can seem overwhelming. We see images of pain and suffering…
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Collaboration as a Quality of Contemplative Leadership
Article by Tilden Edwards …learn this lesson from lute tambourine and trumpet learn the harmony of the musicians if one is playing a wrong note even among twenty others will stray out of tune don’t say what is the use of me alone being peaceful when everyone is fighting you’re not one you’re a thousand…
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Conscious of our Treasures
We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. ~Thornton Wilder