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
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The Glory and the Madman Part 4 The Glory ,Amen
‘“There never was a greater event and on account of it, all who are born after us belong to a higher history than any history so far!” ….Here the madman fell silent and looked again at his listeners; and they, too, were silent and stared at him in astonishment. At last he threw his lantern… Continue reading The Glory and the Madman Part 4 The Glory ,Amen
Advent
Isaiah 44, Genesis 3 Come oh Come oh Foot of Jesus to the ground beneath THIS TREE. . . Does your foot still come to corrupt gardens , does it come crushing bud and head? Does it come crush double faced flowers and snakes long ago dead? Come oh Come oh Foot of Jesus to… Continue reading Advent
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“It changed my heart” said my Roman Catholic sister . “Really, it changed my heart ” Kate said as she held her fist over her the sweater. Her sweater was clinging to her shirt; her shirt clinging to her skin; and her skin was sealing all the tissue and bones that covered her heart. ” How deep the heart is hidden within us” I… Continue reading 70 times 7