Reflection of Learning Lexio Divina in the Monastary of the Holy Spirit Conyers Georgia. LectioDivina is the most ancient Christian prayer. This prayer actively Invites God into His Word to transform the soul of the reader. The prayer engages the soul in a progressive union with a present call of God. The progression of Lectio… Continue reading Letters from the Monastary: Friends
Category: The Way
Sigh Lense
I am coming to Silence……as quick as I can, past people with pastime, gadgets with gestures, and castles with chores. I am coming, like the woman with an issue, I press to silence, past all these . Past the crowds of chattering clattering cluttering corners of chaos . I am coming to board the boat… Continue reading Sigh Lense
UNPLUG ( as in heaven)
I put the phone in a drawer for a day . So to put myself far away To be lone ,. But not alone Little tappings from the heavens came not like rain nor sun ray But timeless texts from Friends of yesterday I thought I traveled far away … Continue reading UNPLUG ( as in heaven)
UNPLUG ( on earth as..)
Folks talk about “unplugging” . So one day I left my phone at home, and walked away from my computer. By afternoon , I ran into an old friend and asked “What do folks mean by Unplugging?”. “Oh silly lady, you know , get rid of these distractions” he said tossing a phone across the… Continue reading UNPLUG ( on earth as..)
CISTERN
A Cistern (thoughts at a lay Cistercian meeting) We are sitting around coffee and sweet cakes and fruits. Treats both foreign and local . We drink and nibble and we stare. We are instructed to stare . We are not staring at one another. We are to find Christ, then find He ” dwells among… Continue reading CISTERN