Learn To Be Still

Good morning... I have loved classic rock music for as long as I can remember but, in his devotional message yesterday, our pastor introduced me to an Eagles song I had never met before. I googled the lyrics and enjoyed my new discovery. ****** Learn to Be Still by the Eagles It's just another day in paradise As [...]

By |2020-08-28T09:35:13-04:00August 29th, 2020|Everyday life, God's Plan, Human Nature, Silence And Solitude, Trust God|

Our Three Enemies

Good morning... "Morning sweet friend," she texted me this week. "We are headed out the door to walk the dogs, and I'm going to put this little gift on your doorstep." Nearly four hours later she texted again, "Hey there...just checking to see if you found the gift I left on your porch." "Oh, I have been totally [...]

I Am Shut-In

Good morning... "On one level, shut-ins allow ordinary people to approximate the experience of 'cloistering,'" our blog post said the morning I unexpectedly woke with achy symptoms (see our post A Cold Or COVID?). "But on another level, shut-ins focus the attention of the community on tarrying. Although prayers can be as diverse as those who utter them, [...]

By |2020-07-05T01:37:10-04:00July 5th, 2020|Community, Prayer, Silence And Solitude, Trust God|

Come Rest

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 [...]

By |2020-07-01T04:25:00-04:00July 1st, 2020|Everyday life, Healing, Listen, Sabbath, Silence And Solitude|

Our Way To Hope

Good morning... I feel drawn to share with you the uplifting words from yesterday's daily devotional sent from the Henri Nouwen Society. ****** Solitude is the Way to Hope by Henri Nouwen  Intuitively, we know that it is important to spend time in solitude. We even start looking forward to this strange period of uselessness. This desire for [...]

By |2020-06-10T08:03:21-04:00June 10th, 2020|Community, New From Old, Prayer, Silence And Solitude, Trust God|

Stand Actively Silent

Good morning... Since 2006, God has organically grown my spiritual gifts in the rich soil of Northside Church. I have seen many staff members come and many go, but one person I have seen stay, grow, and flourish is Dr. James Johnson, our Director of Adult Discipleship. During this period of pandemic, our church has begun sharing online [...]

Amid Life’s Noise

Good morning... A deep truth dawns. I must sense God's Spirit in the silence to notice God's guiding presence amid life's noise. Before leaving this wild, wild world to return to the full presence of our Father, Jesus promised us a gift, the gift of the Holy Spirit. He said, “I still have many things to tell you, but you [...]

By |2020-05-19T14:57:47-04:00May 19th, 2020|Everyday life, God's Plan, Holy Spirit, Silence And Solitude|

Why Are We So Tired?

Good morning... In a recent post, I sheepishly admitted "I am not drawn to connect through Zoom." As it turns out, I am not alone. "I am SO thankful that you have not zoomed our classes, as I would have felt compelled to “not miss out," one subscriber wrote. "THANK YOU for allowing us to have some perhaps-at-times-uncomfortable [...]

By |2020-05-01T02:43:17-04:00May 1st, 2020|Community, Everyday life, God's Love, Peace, Silence And Solitude|

Come Rest In Peace

Good morning... To end our Zoom gathering, he gently read to us a poem, a poem I had never met. ****** The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may [...]

By |2020-03-27T08:42:24-04:00March 27th, 2020|Anxiety, Light In Darkness, Peace, Silence And Solitude, Trust God|

Making Art While Apart

Good morning... "Hi, Sue," she responds. "You ask what creative gifts give us strength during this season of sequestering." Artist, photographer, and dear, dear friend Corinne Adams shares with me her intriguing art while we are held apart: "I have discovered my own Walden’s pond in the woods next door. The “pond,” an abandoned swimming pool filled with [...]

By |2020-03-24T05:52:10-04:00March 24th, 2020|God's Love, Healing, Imperfection, Nature, Silence And Solitude|
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