All tagged silence
Those of us in the chaplaincy caregiving realm of ministry have the privilege of journeying with people in some of their most challenging life experiences. Yet we also, if we’re really engaged with their narratives, are using much psychic and spiritual energy. We need refreshment.
As I learned the examen practice, I discovered that I wasn’t examining myself nearly as much as I was examining the presence and movement of God in my life.
While sound can be a blessing, I do wonder if our need for and reliance on sound has hindered us. Sound keeps us moving regardless of whether or not we need to stop.
I find myself so busy that I often neglect my own spiritual development and renewal. Can I give to others what I am not currently experiencing myself?
In stillness and silence, the gut string chord of striving relaxes to the ringing philharmonic of divine sufficiency; it is enough.
Unity with God means moving through the world in constant communion: every bit of news, each conversation, every gaze met, offered up in prayer.
When at a crossroads, not knowing whether to go to the right or to the left, trust the voice of God who says, “Here is my way; walk in it.”
When are you keeping quiet when you suspect something isn’t working, and why?
Liminality: it’s the ultimate “are we there yet?” And in fact, we’re not. If we’re honest, we’ll admit we don’t even know where there is, exactly, and lead with the spirit of contentment enjoying the missional pit stops with God while holding the destination loosely.
The first lesson of Christmas is to keep showing up even when your miracle hasn’t.
One of the characters in the Bible who has impacted my life most profoundly is Elijah, because there is so much we can learn from his life and legacy.
Learning to listen beyond the constant noise of our phones and the chatter of our own minds opens a soul to release the allure of ego just as yoga releases tight muscles.
This is healing at its deepest place in the human soul. We are powerless to create it, control it, cause it, or even manage it.
I fight solitude with all my being; I resist purposefully stopping to rest with God. Sometimes, I use excuses of all that depends on me to get done.
Silence and solitude are the crux of where God’s transformative work has taken place in my own life.
Every great spiritual teacher has instructed their students to practice this way of praying on a daily basis.
There is always a crisis to respond to, but when do we ever tell the world and our minds, "Shhh"?Shut off everything else (or put everything in silent mode). Close your eyes, inhale and exhale deeply and sit in silence.
I talk when I shouldn't. I'm quiet when I should talk. When I do talk, I often say the wrong things. I pray that God will tame what I find untamable.
I grew up reading Scripture and praying diligently, I just never had a whole lot of direct exposure to the art of sitting still, being quiet in God’s presence.
