Sometimes we fail to see all that we have right in front of us and I am grateful for this opportunity to take stock in all I have and appreciate my home, my family and my community.
Daily Reflection | Connected in Christ
Daily Reflection | Connected in Christ
The Examen may over time bring clarity for big decisions like a career change, but it can also make us aware of ways to be more present to attend to immediate needs of our families and community now. For me, it also provides loving consolation that God is continually present in all things and that God has patience with me as I struggle to seek God’s direction.
Daily Reflection | Connected in Christ
Savasana is the final resting pose at the end of almost every yoga practice. It brings with it images and feelings of calmness, rest, and relaxation….feelings of drifting away, and sometimes even napping….as a well-exercised body and relaxed mind settle into the mat at the end of a practice. It was while in this state of REST and relaxation that I made the decision to write this daily reflection.
Update on Regathering at St. John's
With the understanding that the RTF has more work to do, and that the data currently does not support regathering safely and inclusively, St. John’s will not regather until at least the fall, and possibly later. We have always taken pride in our message that “all are welcome”, and the restrictions that would accompany a safe regathering plan are, by definition, limiting. Limiting the number of attendees at a service is another way of saying that we will need to turn people away.
Daily Reflection | Connected in Christ
Daily Reflection | Connected in Christ
Tuesday July 28, 2020
Eleanor Bird
REST…simplified
My practice is to isolate myself for one hour daily for REST. Usually between 1 o'clock and 2 o'clock. Breathing deeply, I repeat the words
"God in..............Garbage out" until my mind is clear.
Then I can concentrate on some scripture reading and personal prayers.
Tribute for Jessie Kent
Daily Reflection | Connected in Christ
Daily Reflection | Connected in Christ
My earthly father is no longer here to help me navigate when needed but my Heavenly father is still with me. Sometimes now I feel that I am living in fog and cannot see what’s ahead or where I am going. What will life be like in the future? But I put my trust in Him to help me through the fog and keep me off the crashing rocks.
Daily Reflection | Connected in Christ
Daily Reflection | Connected in Christ
Daily Reflection | Connected in Christ
Daily Reflection | Connected in Christ
Daily Reflection | Connected in Christ
Daily Reflection | Connected in Christ
Daily Reflection | Connected in Christ
Daily Reflection | Connected in Christ
Daily Reflection | Connected in Christ
One of my most cherished pieces of liturgy in our faith tradition is in the Eucharistic Prayer's reminder that Jesus "stretched out his arms upon the cross, and offered himself, in obedience to your will, a perfect sacrifice for the whole world." The enormity, the totality, of that stretch, that sacrificial gift strikes awe in my heart every time I hear it.
