Month: January 2013

• SPIRITUAL PRACTICES IN SILENCE AND SOLITUDE

  Each of us has much room to grow in the disciplines of silence and solitude. Below are a few suggested practices that might help you engage in more meaningful and regular rhythms in these means of grace. Blessings to you! Set aside ten minutes each day for silence. Breathe deeply and become aware of God’s…

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  January 29, 2013

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  disciplines, formation, silence, solitude, spiritual practices

• BE STILL MY SOUL : A HYMN

  If you’ve never engaged in the spiritual practice of allowing the lyrics of a hymn to become a prayer, we invite you to do so! Sit quietly and prayerfully with this beautiful hymn/poem, and let it begin to shape a prayer within. May these lovely words of Katharina vonSchlegel encourage you towards deeper silence and…

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  January 23, 2013

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• RESOLUTION: BE STILL. BE SILENT

  Monday, January 14, 2013. How are you doing with your 2013 resolutions? It is certainly important that we resolve to be more organized, more healthy, more kind, and more generous (and we hope that you’re able to pattern your life towards these goals!). But it seems even more important to resolve to be silent and…

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  January 14, 2013

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  be still, listening prayer, resolution, silence

• THE WONDER OF THE PRESENT

  Stillness and silence are rare in a world of clamoring noise and distraction.  Enter in and be quiet.  Be still. Inhale.  Exhale.  Experience the wonder of the present. God is here.

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  January 8, 2013

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  presence, quiet, silence, stillness