Wednesday Wisdom. How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! (psalm 84) Last week, I blogged about how one question opens the door to another question. I’m really enjoying allowing my questions to emerge and guide me. My question last week was: How am I living the path…
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We are seekers, and spiritual direction is a perfect way to explore the journey. Our lives are sacred, and most importantly our stories are sacred. In many ways, our lives are sacred scripture, and it is in our lives that God is present and at work. In spiritual direction, we slow…
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Since my publisher is currently running a contest to win free spiritual direction with me, I wanted to write a few blog posts about spiritual direction. This first one is about my experience. Below is an excerpt from my book, Seeking Surrender, on my personal journey in spiritual direction. I have been in spiritual direction for over…
Read MoreI wander around the Rodin sculpture galleries at the Legion of Honor, which are filled with forms of human bodies, angels, and faces emerging from blocks of marble and bronze. The natural light gives the sculptures a living quality. As I look closely at each piece, I can feel the…
Read MoreWe are born with a spiritual nature, and the more we can surrender the urge to know the absolute, the more wonder and mystery can unfold and rise up. Can we allow ourselves to discover our spiritual dimension? The kids at the school where I work love to draw. They…
Read MoreI am so busy. How many people are also saying this? It is Saturday morning, and I stop and sit in the fabric covered chair in the bedroom. I sit in this chair as a way to be still with myself, with the constant whirling motion inside of me. To…
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