[serialposts] Secretly we spoke, that wise one and me. I said, Tell me the secrets of the world. He said, Sh... Let silence Tell you the secrets of the world. -Rumi Silence. Be still and know that I am God. Elijah was unable to hear the voice of God until the din of...
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[god in the yard] cycle: sabbath
[serialposts] I know that some say Sabbath is just about God, that it's not about resting up to be more productive, that it should not mean "nowhere goes somewhere" because we shouldn't be so focused on the "somewheres." But I believe that's exactly what Sabbath may...
[god in the yard] gone: presence
[serialposts] Every day I practice looking for Him. I have read Brother Lawrence. He taught me to look. And Ann tells me how not to practice, but how to abide. Still, I miss Him some days. No matter how I look. Or how I don’t. Some days my heart is a stone and the...
persistent, forceful, suffering prayer
The relationship between prayer and the mission of the church is essential, fundamental, and priority. Prayer essentially is a rejection of Satan's strongholds, an affirmation, and a call to God to be directly involved in the world. Prayer is a rebellion against the...
[god in the yard] open: prayer
[serialposts] He walks through the kitchen, pauses behind me as I reach into...
[god in the yard] sky: gratitude
[serialposts] When I was young I talked to the night sky. I’d sit on a chaise...
[god in the yard] weep: celebration
[serialposts] We spend… too little time experiencing the griefs themselves....
[god in the yard] look: contemplation
[serialposts] Contemplation We have been invited. We have been given the...
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