At the end of September, I attended my first week of residency in the Certificate in Spiritual Direction program at Columbia Theological Seminary. It was an intense, emotional, and illuminating time spent with lay people and clergy who, like me, felt our ministries could benefit from training in the practice of sacred listening. When we listen … Continue reading
When we participate in a spiritual or healing practice, we become one with the source of abiding and ever-present love. We share, co-create and sustain a safe place where compassion and wholeness can be nurtured for ourselves and others. Participating in a spiritual practice is like lovingly tending to your plot in a community garden. … Continue reading
Silence. What I’ve been seeking inside. Silence within the spaces of sound and activity throughout the day. Silence for grounding, silence for witnessing, and silence for deepened connection. Today I participated in a “souls walk” journey with Amy “Bear” Piper, an intuitive spiritual healer I’ve worked with before to help me access, understand, and work … Continue reading
This morning, I read a very emotional article in the New York Times about a man named Julio Garcia, who died of a died of a brain hemorrhage in March 2010 and how at least seven people received organs from him after his death. In the untimely loss of one person there is now the … Continue reading
