MESSAGE OF THE DAY 10-10-07
from A Daily Spiritual Seed
http://shalomplace.com
But you have to pray.
You have to listen to the voice who calls
you the beloved, because otherwise
you will run around begging for
affirmation, for praise, for success.
And then you're not free.
- Henri J. M. Nouwen
Friday, October 12, 2007
Prayer and Freedom
Thursday, October 11, 2007
At length, now and forever
I got this sent to me on a Quote of the day;
World of Quotes mailing,
for Oct 10, 2007.
"The only things one can admire at length are those
one admires without knowing why." ~Jean Rostand~
I admire the quote but I don't know why!
The dictionary, for "admire" says:
"To regard with wonder, pleasure, and approval"
The root of the word refers to "wonder'
Perhaps I hear something in there about an innate yearning,
mystery, essential beauty; and spiritual wonder..
....admiring that which is beyond my rational knowing.
Life...at length..
Love...at length
The movement of God called "church".... at length
This congregation I serve; its faces and names...at length
All that is around me...at length
This day.... at length
My wife, Beth, my children;Sara and Nick,...at length
Jesus Christ...at length
God ....at length
Prayer... now ...at length
The gift of it all...at length
Is that what eternity and endless praise is about?
Infinite...everlasting.... admiration....
Rambling on....
Rory
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Money and the inner life
"If money touches our relationships with family members as well as the world beyond our home, it also reaches into our inner life.”
Henri Nouwen
"Stewardship season" is upon us and this quote from Nouwen might be a thought to work on;
how does it reach my inner life?
Henri Nouwen
"Stewardship season" is upon us and this quote from Nouwen might be a thought to work on;
how does it reach my inner life?
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Another blog referral
Link on over to Pastor Jeffrey Ozanne's blog entry on competition and the church!
Monday, October 1, 2007
More Quotes for Spiritual Life Class
Quotes from The Spiritual Life Class
“The first, wildest, and wisest thing I know is that the soul exists and it is built entirely out of attentiveness” Mary Oliver quoted by Parker Palmer in A Hidden Wholeness
“To look at something as though we had never seen it before requires great courage”
Henri Matisse
“ If we get our information from the biblical material there is no doubt that the Christian life is a dancing, leaping, daring life.”
Eugene Peterson
Love is at the center of Christian spirituality because Christians share the simple yet profound conviction that “God is love” I John 4:8
The unfathomable mystery of God is that God is a Lover who wants to be loved. The one who created us is waiting for our response to the love that gave us our being. God not only says ‘You are my beloved.” God also asks: Do you love me?’ and offers us countless chances to say yes.”
Henri Nouwen quoted on page 48 in Habits of the Heart, Abingdon Press 2006
“True religion is loving God with all our heart.
And our neighbor as ourselves;
and in that love abstaining from all evil
and doing all possible good to all.”
John Wesley
God looks at the world through the eyes of love.
If we, …as human beings made in the image of God also want to see reality
…as it truly is, then we too, must learn to look at what we see with love.
Roberta Bondi quoted on p. 57 Habits of the Heart
The rare moment is not the moment when there is something worth looking at,
but the moment we are capable of seeing.
Joseph Wood Knotch, The Desert Year
True, whole prayer is nothing but love.
St. Augustine
Prayer is the inner bath of love into which the soul plunges itself.
St John Vianney
“The first, wildest, and wisest thing I know is that the soul exists and it is built entirely out of attentiveness” Mary Oliver quoted by Parker Palmer in A Hidden Wholeness
“To look at something as though we had never seen it before requires great courage”
Henri Matisse
“ If we get our information from the biblical material there is no doubt that the Christian life is a dancing, leaping, daring life.”
Eugene Peterson
Love is at the center of Christian spirituality because Christians share the simple yet profound conviction that “God is love” I John 4:8
The unfathomable mystery of God is that God is a Lover who wants to be loved. The one who created us is waiting for our response to the love that gave us our being. God not only says ‘You are my beloved.” God also asks: Do you love me?’ and offers us countless chances to say yes.”
Henri Nouwen quoted on page 48 in Habits of the Heart, Abingdon Press 2006
“True religion is loving God with all our heart.
And our neighbor as ourselves;
and in that love abstaining from all evil
and doing all possible good to all.”
John Wesley
God looks at the world through the eyes of love.
If we, …as human beings made in the image of God also want to see reality
…as it truly is, then we too, must learn to look at what we see with love.
Roberta Bondi quoted on p. 57 Habits of the Heart
The rare moment is not the moment when there is something worth looking at,
but the moment we are capable of seeing.
Joseph Wood Knotch, The Desert Year
True, whole prayer is nothing but love.
St. Augustine
Prayer is the inner bath of love into which the soul plunges itself.
St John Vianney
Saturday, September 29, 2007
blog recommendation
Follow the link to David Bard's blog for a very thoughtful piece on the war in Iraq and his reflection on an anti-war event. I found much to agree with. What do you think?
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