February 2012
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A prayer by Henri J. M. Nouwen: An Ash Wednesday...
How often have I lived through these weeks without paying much attention to penance, fasting, and prayer? How often have I missed the spiritual fruits of the season without even being aware of it? But how can I ever really celebrate Easter without observing Lent? How can I rejoice fully in your Resurrection when I have avoided participating in your death?
Yes, Lord, I have to die—with you,...
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and what is sin? sin is anything that stops you from seeing. what is holiness? anything that helps you to see. when you’re in the presence of a holy person, what you’re in the presence of is not someone who’s just morally right but someone who delights in being. they flicker before you, and when you hear them speak you become closer to the beating heart of reality.
dear gael garcia bernal: i could use a road trip.
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the lighthouse and the whaler.
my new favorite...
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Watchmy favorite place.
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the cold
how exactly good it is
to know myself
in the solitude of winter;
my body containing its own
warmth, divided from all
by the cold; and to go
separate and sure
among the trees cleanly
divided, thinking of you
perfect too in your solitude,
your life withdrawn into
your own keeping
—to be clear, poised
in perfect self-suspension
toward you, as though frozen.
And having known...
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January 2012
26 posts
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this gives me so much peace about the future →
quiet please: unleashing the power of introverts →
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dusty road (so kind)
deyarmond edison on repeat...
“My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me....”
– Thomas Merton
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“Life, like holiness, can be known only by being experienced. To experience it is...”
– Wendell Berry
flirty soup ladle →
much ado about mark driscoll →
[here my prayers, Lord, hear my prayers]
teach me your will
reveal yourself to me
come, be my joy
be my everything
heal me
remove my burden
still my fears
show me how to love as you’ve loved me
open my eyes
guard my lips
do not be far from me!
show me your glory
lead me
love me.
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this is the life →
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where are we goin’ this fine morning? what...
December 2011
25 posts
it's official.
i’m running a half marathon in may.
13.1 miles. H O L Y S M O K E S.
have i ever run a half marathon before? no. do i run (at all) currently? no. why am i doing it? it’s on my bucket list, i want to push myself to my limits, and…well, WHY NOT?
here’s to 2012, adventuring, running, and conquering all the ridiculous whims i come up with for myself. :)
the wisdom of trees →
i feel the winds of God today; today my sail i lift, though heavy, oft with drenching spray, and torn with many a rift; if hope but light the water’s crest, and Christ my bark will use, i’ll seek the seas at his behest, and brave another cruise.
it is the wind of God that dries my vain regretful tears, until with braver thoughts shall rise the purer, brighter years; if cast on shores...
