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Turning my prayer life right side up

Posted on November 15, 2018 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Father Keating Good Evening, God! What an amazing retreat! I went to be trained as a presenter. They asked for help . . . and I thought . . . why not? Well, to be honest, this is a very…

Tagged with: Father Keating, Saint Anthony's Retreat Center
Posted in asking for help for myself, Centering Prayer, connecting, Possibilities, Prayer, praying, Rethinking, setting my life in context, Silence, solitude and silence

Home, Glorious HOME!

Posted on January 28, 2012 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

While at the end of the day my mind and heart are FULL. Well, full is too kind. Jumbled! That is a more accurate word.

Posted in sabbath rest, sacred space, Sacrifice, solitude and silence, stopping, The difficulty of changing, the gift of nothing to do, time

On Loving God, My Brother, and Myself

Posted on November 25, 2011 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

Good Morning, God! My brother sent this glorious photo of one of his trees. And just that day I was pondering I John 4:20, which asks: How can you love God, whom you have not seen, when you do not…

Tagged with: re-defining love, The gifts of caring for myself, The gifts of Doing Without, the gifts of limits and self-management
Posted in LOVE, loving myself, Maintenance, people as gifts, Silence, solitude and silence

Wetland Waterways and Neural Pathways

Posted on June 8, 2011 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! Here I am in Andover, MA. As Kit went out the door this morning — to drive to his trombone rehearsals — he was still apologizing for leaving me alone for the day! I think he was…

Posted in acknowledging my need for prayer, clear waterways, Maintenance, solitude and silence, time

Could I be like Corrie ten Boom? An Astounding Question!

Posted on July 25, 2010 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

Good Morning, God! Off I went early this morning — jogging — and without my iPod, too! Both of those were YOUR ideas, God. You wanted me in silence — and away from home’s distractions so You could get INSIDE…

Tagged with: Can I become like Corrie ten Boom?, Can I just RESPOND to God?
Posted in changing who I want to become, God's Provision, sabbath rest, sacred space, so much to learn, solitude and silence

A saint’s cell and solitude and silence

Posted on May 4, 2010 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Another lovely day, God! Thank YOU! This morning we went back in time – back to the 600s in Glendalough. St. Kevin had gone off to be holy and ended up founding a monastery back in the 600s. I felt…

Posted in an invitation to abundant life, authority over my life, Balancing and adjustments, both / and, breathing in Your Spirit, compassion to care for myself, connecting, sacred space, solitude and silence