A Lenten Reflection ~ 11
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I did not wish to live what was not life,
living is so dear. ~ Henry David Thoreau
For today's reading on Lent as inventory-taking time CLICK HERE.
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A Lenten Reflection ~ 10
Soul is our innate, God-given connection to and union with the Divine who called us into being in an act and expression of extravagant love.~ DJM
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A Lenten Reflection ~ 9
Prayer is not meant as a detachment from the world,
but is an integration of the Gospel message
with our human experience. ~ Gertrude Mueller Nelson
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A Lenten Reflection ~ 8
God is as near as our breath.
To be a person of faith is to know
that to breathe is to pray and to pray
is to be the host of the Divine guest~ DJM
For today's reading on prayer as conspiring with God CLICK HERE.
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Brother Weeps Shares Two Awakenings
A LENTEN REFLECTION ~ 7
Once, when Brother Weeps was quite old, a group of young people invited him to speak to them on the Christ-life. They sat together in the shade of a cypress grove. Brother spoke and they listened. Then, he invited their responses. Read more [...]
A Lenten Reflection ~ 6
The great teachers and practitioners of prayer
tell us that true prayer involves
a “recentering of subjectivity” from the self to God. ~ DJM
This Lent I am dipping into the archives and selecting writings from the last ten years of THE ALMOND TREE. Read more [...]
A Lenten Reflection ~ Day 5
Am I able to trust
that the darkness
is neither final nor empty
but instead
holds the seed
that holds the limb
that holds the blossom of life? ~ DJM
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A Lenten Reflection ~ Day 4
“Why do we fast, but you do not see?
Why humble ourselves, but you do not notice?” ~ Is. 58:3
This Lent I am dipping into the archives and selecting writings from the last ten years of THE ALMOND TREE. Because the reflections are drawn from different Read more [...]
A Lenten Reflection ~ Day 3
“The rhythm of Lent calls us to slow down,
be still, pay attention, listen deeply." ~ DJM
This Lent I am dipping into the archives and selecting writings from THE ALMOND TREE from the last ten years. Because the reflections are drawn from different Read more [...]
A Lenten Reflection ~ Day 2
"A close encounter with the lavishness of God’s love
exposes in us what is fake, petty, malicious, greedy, and misguided." ~ DJM
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"Let us Lent well! In doing so,
Christ will easter in us and in our Read more [...]