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Posted on 11/12/2009 at 9:32:26 PM
If I were God, I’d ride a bike. I’d ride all around the world and watch people. I think most would blow by me in their cars but some would stop and wave. I bet if Jesus had a bike his message would have traveled much faster because there’s som
ething special about a bike ride… Yes, that was the problem… Jesus didn’t have a bike. If Jesus had a bike then people would have seen him as special, then they would have listened. That’s the thing about a bike ride at night, its a good way to listen. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted on 11/11/2009 at 4:31:39 PM
I wanted to take a second on this Veteran’s Day to thank all of those who have experienced the terror of war on my behalf. No matter how I think about war I always end at the same conclusion… it shouldn’t exist. It’s also difficult to think about war without thinking of the thousands who participate, the individuals. War is done a disservice when we think of it as an ideal. War should never be spoken of out of the context of the individuals involved, some who will no doubt lose their lives. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted on 11/10/2009 at 9:48:37 PM
I find that in my own life it’s very difficult to let go of some things. My mind seems to make the connection that in letting go I may somehow be losing a part of myself. Whether what I hold on to is beneficial or not, it is mine, and it is safe. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted on 11/5/2009 at 6:21:28 PM
The first fact that should be mentioned is that Contemplative Prayer is not a new invention. This form of spirituality is one of the oldest forms known; both talked about and practiced by the early “Desert Fathers”. These “Father’s 
of the Church”, as they are also called, lived in the 3rd century AD (that’s the year 200 for all of you who missed chronology class). They became known as “Father’s of the Church” through their extremely influential involvement with building the foundation of the Church, which we see today, in the 4th and 5th centuries. One of the earliest known instances of Contemplative Prayer comes from St. John Cassian when he describes a practice he learned from Isaac. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted on 11/4/2009 at 1:20:49 PM
So you’ve stumbled upon this website and might be asking yourself, “What is contemplative payer?” Well its quite simple… and to some extent its power lies within its simplicity. The best definition I have found is in a book called, “The Cloud of Unknowing” written by an anonymous author who scholars agree is most likely a monk. (interesting ey)? The anonymous man writes…
Without a doubt it is in the stamping out all remembrance of God’s creation, and in keeping them covered by that cloud of forgetting… [For] if ever you are to come to this…cloud of unknowing [in which God exists]… you must also put a cloud of forgetting beneath you and all creation. Read the rest of this entry »
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