A Good Day with Brother David Steindl-Rast

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Zl9puhwiyw&sns=fb

This beautiful video on gratefulness makes a wonderful meditative reflection for the day.

Sharing Meals, Sharing Faith, Sharing Life

Yesterday I posted on the forming of community around the preparing and eating of food. Coincidentally Tom also posted on community yesterday Did You Ever Consider That God Might Want You to Start A New Community In A Parking Lot?.  This is so central to the gospel and to the kingdom of God that this morning [...]

How Do We Form Community?

Friday and Saturday were community garden days at the Mustard Seed House. Afterwards I reflected on what wonderful times of fellowship and fun these were. It started me thinking again about the importance of community and how we form it. Gardening and hospitality, I thought. These are two of the most important places for forming [...]

Prayers for the Journey

This is a summary of the prayers that I have posted on facebook and twitter in the last couple of weeks Still my mind O God, calm my spirit, Draw me to a place where my soul finds solitude, May I listen to the sounds of silence, And hear your quiet whispers. _____________________________ God transform us [...]

Getting Ready for Lent – What Do We Hunger and Thirst For?

We are rapidly moving towards Lent, which begins with Ash Wednesday on February 22nd. This is the season that most challenges us to reflect on our faith and renew our commitment to follow Jesus. Once again I want to invite you to participate with me in Lenten reflections that challenge us to take our following [...]

Its Winter But Spring IS Coming

A couple of days ago I wrote this post Weathering the Winter Storms – Lessons for the Soul. reflecting on what I have learned from the winter storms. I love the ways that God speaks to us through the seasons of the year. This post formed the foundations for the latest MSA Happenings which I thought you [...]

Looking for Partners.

Over the last few months many of you have told me how much you appreciate the content on this blog. Its popularity continues to grow as we post reflections, resources and liturgies from around the world. Some of you regularly use prayers and liturgies that are posted here in your church services and study groups. [...]

Books I am Reading That I Want to Recommend

These last few weeks have been an orgy of reading for me. As I glanced over the books on my desk this morning it occurred to me that I rarely find such a rich assortment of books at one time. I thought that you might like to know what they are: One Thousand Gifts by [...]

Weathering the Winter Storms – Lessons for the Soul.

Last week we had snow and then ice storms in Seattle. The city ground to a halt and anyone who could hibernated for a couple of days. Outside the trees were festooned with snow and icicles formed along their branches. How do they survive I wondered? Some of my time last week was spent researching [...]

Why I Hate Religion but Love Jesus – A YouTube Phenomenon

This video that was posted just a week ago on Youtube has taken the world by storm with over 15 million viewings in just over a week. It certainly made me think and has obviously made others think too. I found the responses that I looked at as thought provoking as the original video and [...]