A Breath Prayer for Pentecost

I posted this on facebook this morning and meant to post it to the blog as well – enjoy Tomorrow is Pentecost – this prayer was written as I contemplated the Holy Spirit breathed into us by Jesus (Jn 20:22) Spirit of God may we breathe in and hold your love within us May we [...]

Faith Transforms the Earth into A Paradise – Wisdom from Jean Pierre de Caussade

Last week my good friend Tom Balke sent me this quote from 18th century French Mystic Jean Pierre De Caussade. (1675 – 1751). “God instructs the heart, not by ideas but by pains and contradictions.” His classic writings in Abandonment to Divine Providence express the belief that his belief that the present moment is a sacrament from God [...]

The Overflow Project by Brian Wolters

This morning’s post comes from Brian “Wolt” Wolters. Wolt is the executive director of the Overflow Project . The issue of access to fresh water is one that I am particularly concerned about and I think that The Overflow Project is a very creative response to this issue. I remember a report in my church’s bulletin [...]

Resources for Pentecost 2012

Sunday May 27th is Pentecost. This is the day when we celebrate:. The coming of the Holy Spirit and the infilling of Jesus’ disciples with the power to go out and change the world The great multi cultural gathering that we catch a glimpse of as we watch the spirit fall and suddenly everyone is [...]

Prayers for the Journey

My weekly roundup of facebook prayers posted at Light for the Journey Peace O Lord to all whose lives entwine with ours, Peace to all who walk this earth with us. Peace to friend and to stranger, to neighbours near and far, Peace to all who struggle, Peace to the lost, the broken and the [...]

Ascension Day Getting Us Ready for Pentecost

Today is Ascension Day, but like many of us I am already thinking about Pentecost in 10 days time. Then we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit, though for many churches it has become a day of prayer for peace. The following prayer came to me this morning as I thought about these two [...]

Prayers for the Journey

Here is my weekly round up of prayers that I have posted on facebook. If you want to read these as they are posted each morning you can like the Light for the Journey page May all things today draw us closer to Christ May the love of God bubble up from within us And [...]

Creating Sacred Spaces – Do We Really Need Churches?

Our annual Celtic retreat is coming. We hold it in August on a beautiful parcel of undeveloped land on Camano Island north of Seattle. There are no buildings. Our sanctuary is a cathedral of trees – cedar and maple and alder that rise above is in a breathtaking green canopy. I particularly love to sit [...]

taking Time to Remember

Yesterday was a disastrous travel day for me. I left home at 4 am for a 6 am flight expecting that I would arrive in New Haven Connecticut at a reasonable hour, have dinner with friends and a good night’s sleep before starting my week long teaching session at the Overseas Ministries Study Center. Severe [...]

Prayers for The Journey

This weekly roundup of facebook prayers has been fun for me to review – not hard to tell that I am writing a book on prayer as an exercise in love —————————————————— My good friend Tom Balke just sent me this link to “pray as you go”. It is a beautiful meditative prayer (takes about [...]