The 60-Second Sabbath

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  • To See with the Eyes of the Divine

    In an often-quoted passage from the writings of Thomas Merton, he relates the following epiphany, experienced while standing on a street corner in Louisville, Kentucky: "I was suddenly overwhelmed with the realization that I loved all those people, that they… Continue reading

  • Compassion for Myself

    I need to feel and express compassion for othersbut also compassion for myself expansive loving nonjudgmental listening open-hearted forgiving free-ranging compassion Acceptance (as is)of weaknesses and failings because all is well and all is well and all manner of things… Continue reading

  • Where Will This Day Take Me?

    Morning. Yawning. Curious cat, purring. My life. New day. Where will this day take me? Will I learn something of value? meet someone intriguing? do something helpful? find pleasure? satisfaction? hope? sorrow? Will I be in awe at some point?… Continue reading

  • Desolation/Consolation

    Desolation and consolation: we cycle through both of these, constantly, endlessly. This is a part of being human. How does God experience this cycle? Is there also an ongoing divine wheel of loss and rebirth, dissolution and reintegration? Would this… Continue reading

  • The Madness of Love

    I understand (in my own way, at least) something of the "madness of love," the inexplicable, irrational force of love, which continues, without apparent purpose or source, to drive us toward something–justice, for example, or growth, wholeness, connection. The madness… Continue reading