Expanding Into a New Call

“This I know: My life is in your hands. I have nothing to fear. I stop, breathe, listen. Beneath the whirl of what is, is a deep down quiet place. You beckon me to tarry there. This is the place where unnamed hungers are fed, The place of clear water, refreshment. My senses stilled, I […]

August 08, 2021 by Lorie Conway
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Ilia Delio on Exploring the Cosmos [with video]

Excerpted from Ilia Delio’s Saturday morning lecture on April 30 One day, I was sitting in my little apartment in Washington DC, and I knew myself to be loved by God, and in that love, I felt myself really free. And so I didn’t have to look a certain way, or be a certain way. […]

May 05, 2016 by Shalem Institute
Categories: Contemplative Spirituality, Nature and spirituality, and Non-duality. Tags: calling, cosmos, energy, IliaDelio, love, nature, prayer, spirit, and Teilhard. Formats: Article, Audio/Video, Friday Blog, and Teaching. Interest Areas: Friday Blog.

God Only Knows

I lost all capacity for clarity or understanding of God’s desire for me. All the discernment methods I knew produced nothing, and it seemed somehow absurd to keep working at them. Further, I realized I no longer even understood the concept of discernment. The term seemed to have lost all meaning for me.

January 01, 2015 by Shalem Institute 1 Comment
Categories: Contemplative Spirituality, Personal Spiritual Deepening, Prayer, and Self Compassion. Tags: calling, discernment, journey, listening, and trust.