Good morning... During our Friday morning class, we wondered together how we ordinary people might actually hear the guiding voice of God. Enlivening our discussion, one of our classmates told us a true story. Lake Blue Ridge is a thin place for this friend, a sacred spot where heaven and earth seem seamlessly bound. On one of her [...]
Good morning... We left the Dead Sea, where the shoreline is shrinking and the water is murky and undrinkable. After a fascinating teaching at the top of Masada, we went to an oasis in the middle of the desert. In contrast to the Dead Sea, we enjoyed living water. From out of the jagged rock faces of the [...]
Good morning... In our women's Advent retreat schedule, at 5:00 pm Saturday night there was a communion mass to which we were all invited. Privately, my spirit wondered, "What time is sunset?" I love to do a photo shoot with the setting sun whenever I am at Ignatius House Retreat Center, so I googled "When is sunset in [...]
Good morning... In cleaning our home to welcome our guests later this afternoon, I ran across a book I had totally forgotten about. Underlined. Highlighted. Circled and starred. A few years back I devoured each page during my two year training to become a spiritual director. Guided by the Spirit, I am now drawn to dog-eared page number [...]
Good morning... "Listen! I am standing and knocking at your door. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in and we will eat together," whispers Jesus in Revelation 3:20 (CEV). Listen. Hear. Open. "Come in." We will eat together. "I am reminded me of what The Reverend John Stott had to say about [...]
Good morning... We were in a very remote section in the wilderness of Maine, no cell service, no WiFi for a whole week. When we returned again to access the power of the internet, God's gentle voice was amplified in the first email I received. Enjoy revisiting this quiet wisdom with me now. ****** DAILY MEDITATION | JULY [...]
Good morning... One mid summer night in 2005, God startled me awake: "Host a Bible study in your home." I recently pulled out the manuscript which chronicles my formation as a writer, a teacher, a daily God-listener. We now pick up the story after our life-changing move from a tiny town in Pennsylvania to the bustling city of Atlanta, [...]
Good morning... "Here we go again?," she emailed after yesterday's post, Wow! "Do you still read Jesus Calling before you write or is this one of those God moments?" Hers was a really good question. Let me tell you the two most important reasons I adored her enlivening email. First, she took me back to where our daily blog began. [...]
Good morning... "I come to the garden alone while the dew is still on the roses," a song stirs in me after yesterday's post, In Her Rose Garden. "And the voice I hear falling on my ear, the Son of God discloses. And He walks with me and He talks with me, and He tells me I am his [...]
Good morning... Many of us had strong reactions to the opinions expressed in a polarizing post from this week, A Mother's Perspective. Some were very "for" the expression of this mother's truth, agreeing wholeheartedly with the thoughts bravely shared. Some were very "against" the powerful post, appalled by the judgement that an "inebriated 'lost soul'" father with black [...]
