Archive for July 2022

“I can see people, but they look like trees walking.” Mark 8:24 “Love can be hidden. We don’t see it unless we learn how to clean the lens.” Richard Rohr Yesterday I was walking to have breakfast at IHOP (International House Of Pancakes) while I waited for my car to be repaired.  On the way…

“Your love is better than wine . . . My beloved is mine and I am His.” Song of Solomon “In every person lies a zone of solitude that no human intimacy can fill: and there God encounters us.”  Brother Roger of Taize Are you in love with God? I remember once a person who…

(Luke 10:25-37) “And who is my neighbor?”  The lawyer’s question in Luke 10 “The longest and most difficult journey we’ll ever take is the distance between our head and our heart.” I know, I’m supposed to be writing about the next obstacle to contemplation.  That’s what was on my mind.  But God put something else…

Number One: The Illusion of a Distant God “You were within me, and I was outside of myself.” “God is not far from any of us.” St. Paul How did you do with your contemplative practice this week?  Did you designate a “closet” in which to go and have sweet, silent, sacred contemplative communion with…

“Be Still and know that I Am God.”  Psalm 46 “The only language God hears is the silent language of love.” St. John of the Cross “The sound of silence.”  Simon and Garfunkel What is the value of silence for you? When was the last time you experienced silence?  Deliberately. What role does silence play…