Wisdom from a Sufi mystic

The piece below, from the 13th century poet Rumi, carries within it an essence that is central to many spiritual traditions around the world. The teaching itself may seem simple, but the most powerful ones always do Everything that comes our way in this life, good or...

Praying with Ordinary Things

 From https://cac.org/daily-meditations/practicing-gratitude-weekly-summary/ Episcopal priest Laurie Brock invites us to reflect on our relationship with the things we use every day and how our gratitude might help us discover the sacred significance they hold:  We...

What the years teach us

Nicole Charest The years steal nothing. They lighten our load. Slowly, patiently, they carry away the useless, the illusions, the battles lost before they began. They relieve us of what weighed down our hearts, what distanced us from ourselves. As time passes, we...

Something Beautiful

By Stephanie Rutt I Said to God*, “I want to do something beautiful for You.” And God Answered… Just do your part.Be a seed planter. Do not fool yourself in thinking you created the tree. I alone create the tree. And remember, it may not even come to full fruition in...

Love Now!

Sandy Wilder To love without conditionsmeans that you loveeveryone as they are right now,without exception. Your conditioned mind can’t do thisand doesn’t want to. Your authentic heart can,and knows that this is whatyou are on earth this timeto learn to do. Which will...

Gratitude Now

by Mary Davis from her book, Every Day Spirit: A Daybook of Wisdom, Joy and Peace. Being thankful isn’t all about what’s going right. It’s about finding a little light in this moment we’re in.  During Thanksgiving week, we might gather around a table to share a meal...