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Rocks in My River
It may be that when we no longer know what to do we have come to our real work, and that when we no longer know which way to go we have come to our real journey. The mind that … Continue reading
At This Table
“I’ll start,” says one spiritual director after we blessed the lunches we brought. One by one, we go around the table, sharing what’s been significant to us in the past month. One speaks of disappointment, another rages at loss, a … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections, Spiritual Direction
Tagged acceptance, baffled, Douglas Steere, His banner over me Iftar, His banqueting table, Joel Bergeland, Mount Olivet, peer supervision, Ramadan, Ron Frehner, spiritual direction, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Standing by Words, The Real Work, Wendell Berry
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Changes
I smell freshly mown grass and my chest expands. A sense of freedom, gratitude, wonder and delight emerges. I follow my senses to my childhood, lying on the lawn looking up at the clouds in a blue, blue sky. No … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections, Songs
Tagged Aboriginal Peoples, Anglican Church of Canada, Canada Day, Changes, Esther Hizsa, Gordon Lightfoot, green grass, Indigenous Ministries, J Dumont, Phil Ochs, Psalm 104:19, spiritual direction, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver
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Love Mischief
God’s been up to some love mischief. I have three pieces of evidence. Last Sunday I preached on the lectionary readings for the day. I was captivated by an image I found in Psalm 116 which said that God inclines … Continue reading
God Inclined His Ear to Me
I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my supplications. Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live. –Psalm 116:1,2 I imagine God inclining his/her ear to … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Helpful Images, Reflections, Spiritual Direction
Tagged Burning Bush, Douglas Steere, Esther Hizsa, Father Elton Fernandes, Helichrysum: Memory of the Sun, Henri Nouwen, Michael Cook, Night Prayer, On Listening to One Another, Pentecost, Psalm 116:1-2, SoulStream, spiritual director, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver
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Stones, Slivers and Silence
I love being with people and look forward to social gatherings, but I often come home with a stone in my shoe. When I shake it out and it falls to the floor, I recognize that moment when something went … Continue reading
Posted in Poverty of Spirit, Reflections
Tagged Anne Duifhuis, community, Dale Wagner, Done in a Day, Esther Hizsa, insecurity, Kamaljith K V, Mental Health, Mouth of friend and stranger, Mustard Seed, Patty Wagner, Ride Don't Hide, spiritual director, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, St. Patrick's Breastplate, Wendy Linnington
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Flies and Cold Fish
I’ve been doing too much, thinking too much. I’m so full of thoughts about what I have to do, my prayer times are inundated with them. I try to push them away, but each one promises to be the thought that will … Continue reading
