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Joy is the serious business of Heaven. — C. S. Lewis Song: Joy to the World by Pentatonix Song: Joy by Jonny Diaz Song: Joy by For King & Country Song: Joy Joy Joy Down In My Heart by Little Richard House of Joy — Rumi If you knew yourself for even one moment, if […]
We consider a story of transformation from Mark 9, echoing stories of Moses and Elijah and Daniel, wherein we glimpse a transcendence that changes everything. What do you want to change in your life? In this world? What is powerful enough to initiate transformation within you?
Advent calls us, this week, to anticipate and seek JOY. Is this an emotion — or experience — that we are capable of growing and nurturing through spiritual practice? Is it an inner state of being or a way of engaging with the external world? Perhaps both are true. This reflection offers different perspectives, but […]
The spiritual practice of seeking wisdom balanced with the capacity to be foolish in a transformative way … and some reflections on issues facing Veterans, offered from a military chaplain. Wisdom shows up as a desirable quality to be sought and learned through spiritual discipline in the writings of Solomon and in the parable of […]
Decoration Day — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow … Ye have slept on the ground before, And started to your feet At the cannon’s sudden roar, Or the drum’s redoubling beat. … Rest, comrades, rest and sleep! The thoughts of men shall be As sentinels to keep Your rest from danger free. You silent tents of green, […]
