Spiritual Life and Spiritual Disciplines
“Be very careful that you are not giving yourself to a pale imitation of life with Christ—life about Christ, or life generally near to Christ.” Shauna Niequist, Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living
I want and I choose what better leads to
God's deepening God's life in me. ~ St. Ignatius
"There is no increasing of the pure seed of the spiritual life that does not call for both initial and frequent returns to an island of silence." Douglas Steere, On Being from Within
"There is no event so commonplace but that God is present within it. ... Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is. In the boredom and pain of it no less than the excitement and gladness touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it because in the last analysis all moments are key moments and life itself is grace."
Frederick Buechner, Disciplines for the Inner Life
"We are on a journey through the inward space of the heart, a journey not measured by the hours of our watch or the days of the calendar, for it is a journey of the time into eternity." Kallistos Ware, Disciplines for the Inner Life
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." Ralph Waldo Emerson
When your life is filled with the desire to see the holiness in everyday life, something magical happens: ordinary life becomes extraordinary, and the very process of life begins to nourish your soul! Rabbi Harold Kushner
"The hardest victory is over the self."
Aristotle
“You are not a drop in the ocean.
You are the entire ocean, in a drop.” Rumi
“Our language has wisely sensed these two sides of man’s being alone. It has created the word ‘loneliness’ to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the world ‘solitude’ to express the glory of being alone.” Paul Tillich, The Eternal Now
“Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us.
Life is so endlessly delicious.” Ruth Reichl
“Food is a gift of God given to all creatures for the purposes of life’s nurture, sharing, and celebration. When it is done in the name of God, eating is the earthly realization of God’s eternal communion-building love.” Norman Wirzba, Food and Faith
“When your life is filled with the desire to see the holiness in everyday life, something magical happens: ordinary life becomes extraordinary, and the very process of life begins to nourish your soul! Rabbi Harold Kushner
"Complaining about a silent God while your Bible is closed is like complaining about not getting texts when your phone is turned off." Author Unknown
I want and I choose what better leads to
God's deepening God's life in me. ~ St. Ignatius
"There is no increasing of the pure seed of the spiritual life that does not call for both initial and frequent returns to an island of silence." Douglas Steere, On Being from Within
"There is no event so commonplace but that God is present within it. ... Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is. In the boredom and pain of it no less than the excitement and gladness touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it because in the last analysis all moments are key moments and life itself is grace."
Frederick Buechner, Disciplines for the Inner Life
"We are on a journey through the inward space of the heart, a journey not measured by the hours of our watch or the days of the calendar, for it is a journey of the time into eternity." Kallistos Ware, Disciplines for the Inner Life
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." Ralph Waldo Emerson
When your life is filled with the desire to see the holiness in everyday life, something magical happens: ordinary life becomes extraordinary, and the very process of life begins to nourish your soul! Rabbi Harold Kushner
"The hardest victory is over the self."
Aristotle
“You are not a drop in the ocean.
You are the entire ocean, in a drop.” Rumi
“Our language has wisely sensed these two sides of man’s being alone. It has created the word ‘loneliness’ to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the world ‘solitude’ to express the glory of being alone.” Paul Tillich, The Eternal Now
“Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us.
Life is so endlessly delicious.” Ruth Reichl
“Food is a gift of God given to all creatures for the purposes of life’s nurture, sharing, and celebration. When it is done in the name of God, eating is the earthly realization of God’s eternal communion-building love.” Norman Wirzba, Food and Faith
“When your life is filled with the desire to see the holiness in everyday life, something magical happens: ordinary life becomes extraordinary, and the very process of life begins to nourish your soul! Rabbi Harold Kushner
"Complaining about a silent God while your Bible is closed is like complaining about not getting texts when your phone is turned off." Author Unknown
