What Is Prayer?

As many of you know I am working on a new book on prayer Return to Your Senses: Reimagining How We Pray. I talked about this in a recent post entitled Let God’s Love Soak Into Your Soul. Part of what I am grappling with in the book is the question what is prayer?. For some of us [...]

A Final Irish Blessing for the Day – Beannacht by John O’Donohue

Shortly before his death in 2008, the late Irish poet John O’Donohue recited his poem, meaning blessing, during an interview with Krista Tippett. We’ve woven his close friends’ photographs of him in his Celtic landscapes with this reading.  

A Franciscan Prayer for International Women’s Day

I know that I am posting this a little late in the day, but I just came across this beautiful prayer written by Deborah Hirt, Intern at Franciscans International. Lord, make me an instrument of peace: Bless all women who daily strive to bring peace to their communities, their homes and their hearts. Give them strength to continue [...]

Fall In Love – Prayer By Father Pedro Arrupe

The following prayer is attributed to Father Pedro Arrupe (1903- 1991) from the Basque region of Spain who became the 28th Superior General of the Society of Jesus. I was first given this prayer on a card several years ago but have recently also come across it on Ignatian Spirituality.com It may seem like an [...]

Prayers for the Journey

Today’s post is a little late in coming because it is such a beautiful day here in Seattle that I have been out in the garden all morning which inspired the first prayer here. However I have also included the other prayers I have posted on facebook during the week. God may we look and [...]

The Art of Leading Spiritually – Discerning a Shared Rhythm of Life Together

The following post is part of a series on Leading Spiritually, which at the rate I am going is likely to become a book before I am finished. Thanks for those who have commented and encouraged the continuation of this series. Check out the other posts: The Art of Leading Spiritually – An Invitation to [...]

New Year, New Beginnings, Know Your Limits

As we race into this new year all of us are making new resolutions, anticipating new beginnings and hoping for new possibilities. In the process it is very easy to forget the boundaries God sets up for us.  Burnout are becoming more and more common, particularly amongst leaders and I am concerned that most of [...]

Lord Jesus Christ Draw Close – A New Advent Video for 2011

This year’s Advent video focuses on our need to draw close to our Lord Jesus Christ during the Advent season. The music is “In Toto Corde ~ Lament” from the CD, ANTIPHON by the Coram Deo Ensemble. Below is a low quality preview, which you are free to use. The high quality version is now [...]

Prayers for the Journey – Offerings from the Week

Once more we are at the end of the week. Here is my summing up of prayers that I have posted on facebook. The first prayer is I added that I used as a grace at a gathering last night for people from Creation Care Study Program. It is adapted from a prayer by David [...]

Prayers for the Journey

Here is my weekly roundup of prayers from facebook You are the God who gives me lives You are the Christ who shows me love You are the Spirit who fills me with peace May I remember and give thanks ________________________________________ Sit in the quietness of the moment Look back with gratitude Look forward with [...]