Intent. All prayer starts with intent. If one prays enough though, the original intents can begin to melt away. There is another intent that begins to emerge.
Yoga, like grace, arrived in my life when I needed it the most. I had gone through an arduous cancer journey and my spirit seemed broken. After my first yoga class, I knew I had found a way to regain a new sense of being, of wholeness.
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Traditional Church offers opportunities to learn about our beliefs and chances to live out our faith in particular times and places. Contemplation moves beyond expressions of faith that are bound by time and place. It is about practicing a constant awareness to what is around me, and where God is in it.
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In my early years, I was searching for excitement. In my later years, I began looking for home. A place to connect with the landscape and people and rhythm of an area. A place to belong. It wasn’t until I discovered, rather unexpectedly, a deeper connection with God and then with others that I felt a true sense of home.
Our bodies speak, responding to the food we eat, what we drink, how we move, and more. Listening to our bodies helps us become skillful. As we become aware of what give us life, we can cultivate those qualities. Daily, we are our own primary care physicians.
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Secular spirituality movements have offered a wonderful gift: through practices that grew out of ancient faith traditions more and more people are getting a glimpse of a “loving stirring” to the “naked being of God.” Folks are experiencing something larger than themselves, a wordless formless expanse that resonates deeply.
The call to keep walking was a common theme for the week. Whether in Galilee or Bethlehem, Jerusalem or Nablus, Shiloh or Joppa, our local Palestinian guide, Iyad, frequently whispered through our audio devices, “keep walking.”
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Pilgrimage is not what I expected. Anticipating our trip, I was amazed at the number of familiar biblical names on the itinerary. But honestly, the act of setting foot on many of the holy sites we visited just wasn’t as moving as I thought it would be.
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Pilgrimage is dancing. It is pausing along a long, hard hike to remember with heart and soul, mind and body, in the company of friends and strangers what the journey is about after all.
Of Asses and Raindrops
/1 Comment/in Contemporary Culture, Theological Reflections /by Linda KurtzA poem by Melanie Weldon-Soiset.
Intent
/in Contemporary Culture /by Linda KurtzIntent. All prayer starts with intent. If one prays enough though, the original intents can begin to melt away. There is another intent that begins to emerge.
Opening the Door with Yoga
/1 Comment/in Contemporary Culture /by Linda KurtzYoga, like grace, arrived in my life when I needed it the most. I had gone through an arduous cancer journey and my spirit seemed broken. After my first yoga class, I knew I had found a way to regain a new sense of being, of wholeness.
The Gift of Contemplative Practice
/in Contemporary Culture /by Linda KurtzTraditional Church offers opportunities to learn about our beliefs and chances to live out our faith in particular times and places. Contemplation moves beyond expressions of faith that are bound by time and place. It is about practicing a constant awareness to what is around me, and where God is in it.
Finding Home
/in Contemporary Culture /by Linda KurtzIn my early years, I was searching for excitement. In my later years, I began looking for home. A place to connect with the landscape and people and rhythm of an area. A place to belong. It wasn’t until I discovered, rather unexpectedly, a deeper connection with God and then with others that I felt a true sense of home.
An Opportunity to Practice
/in Contemporary Culture /by Linda KurtzOur bodies speak, responding to the food we eat, what we drink, how we move, and more. Listening to our bodies helps us become skillful. As we become aware of what give us life, we can cultivate those qualities. Daily, we are our own primary care physicians.
More than Mindfulness
/4 Comments/in Contemporary Culture /by Linda KurtzSecular spirituality movements have offered a wonderful gift: through practices that grew out of ancient faith traditions more and more people are getting a glimpse of a “loving stirring” to the “naked being of God.” Folks are experiencing something larger than themselves, a wordless formless expanse that resonates deeply.
Pilgrimage is in the Leaving
/in Contemporary Culture /by Linda KurtzThe call to keep walking was a common theme for the week. Whether in Galilee or Bethlehem, Jerusalem or Nablus, Shiloh or Joppa, our local Palestinian guide, Iyad, frequently whispered through our audio devices, “keep walking.”
Pilgrimage is Not What I Expected
/in Contemporary Culture /by Linda KurtzPilgrimage is not what I expected. Anticipating our trip, I was amazed at the number of familiar biblical names on the itinerary. But honestly, the act of setting foot on many of the holy sites we visited just wasn’t as moving as I thought it would be.
Pilgrimage is Dancing
/in Contemporary Culture /by Linda KurtzPilgrimage is dancing. It is pausing along a long, hard hike to remember with heart and soul, mind and body, in the company of friends and strangers what the journey is about after all.