My heart has been without words lately. I’ve not felt up to writing about anything and I think there’s a good reason for all of that. Silence is more and more apart of my days and night even though I live in a world that will never be completely silent. The more silent I am [...]
Posts Tagged ‘love’
Without words
Posted in Peace, gratitude, mindfulness, mystic, nature, restaraunts, tagged contemplative, Genesee River, Glen Iris Inn, Letchworth Park, love, May Day on May 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
God’s will
Posted in Spiritual, Thomas Merton, Trappist, tagged God's will, love, Thomas Merton on April 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What is God’s will for me is a thought I’ve often entertained. Today in the mail I got an answer that has the ring of truthfulness to it.
If you want to know what is meant by “God’s will”, this is one way to get a good idea of it. “God’s will” is certainly found in [...]
Love is the fulfilment of the law
Posted in Christianity, mindfulness, mystic, prayer, tagged Add new tag, Bible, contemplative, love, Scripture on July 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery; You shall not murder; You shall not steal; You shall not covet”; and any other commandment, are summed up in this word, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does [...]
Bunny fluff
Posted in gratitude, mindfulness, mystic, prayer, tagged Christ, Franciscan, love, Mt. Irenaeus, St. Paul on April 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today I awoke to a covering of white stuff that Fr. Bob at the Mountain called “bunny fluff.” Bob said that any snow that falls after April 1st is referred to as bunny fluff. It works for me. My ride over to Mass this morning was typical as I made my way down the Ischua [...]
Stand Strong
Posted in Martin Luther KIng, Peace, Satyagraha, Spiritual, culture, forgiveness, mindfulness, tagged hate, intolerance, love, southern poverty law center on April 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Brother Joe sent me some mail today. I invite you to join me in standing strong against hate. I hope you’ll consider taking a stand with us. Hate and hate crimes are more prevalent recently as we face a new wave of xenophobic activity in our country.
Every hour
someone commits a hate crime.
Every day
at least eight [...]
My greatest inspiration
Posted in Music, gratitude, tagged gratitude, inspiration, love, marriage, Teddy Pendergrass on December 23, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Twenty-six years ago a young lady came into my life and changed it a way that can never be completely described. When we were married nearly twenty-five years ago I wanted this song to be sung at the service. We couldn’t find the lyrics at the time. I carry this song on my Ipod and [...]
