A couple of years ago on this blog I asked my readers: What makes you feel close to God? Dozens of people responded with concrete illustrations about how they connect to…
Anchors of Stability A couple of days ago I post about The Stability of Practice and shared some of the practices that have provided stability for my life. There is another I…
This morning I have been reading Desert Fathers and Mothers: Early Christian Wisdom Sayings, Annotated by Christine Valters Paintner. It is a delightful book that quotes from the writings of these wise…
Yesterday Tom and I had breakfast at Chanterelles restaurant in Edmonds then drove down to the waterfront and looked out over the Puget Sound and the Olympic mountains while we…
I love this prayer which I came across in David Adam’s Rhythm of Life: Celtic Daily Prayer. This book has long been a favourite of mine. I love to use it when…
Advent this year begins late on December 2nd. It is still over 2 months away but I already have people asking me what the theme will be for blog posts…
The Light for the Journey facebook page is changing. I have asked a number of contemplatives around the world to participate with me in sharing prayers, contemplative practices and their…
It rained over the weekend, the first time in 49 days, the second longest stretch without rain on record. To some of you who live in places where drought is…
It is now 11 years since the terrorist attack on the twin towers in New York and this has become an important day of remembering and prayer for many of…
The end of another beautiful week here in Seattle – 47 days without any rain, possibly setting a record. Not good for the farmers or for the wildfires, but some…
