What must we free up to unleash the potential to hear from God and provide the fodder for realignment with God’s preferred future? What must be let go of that has satisfied us for selfish or temporal motives but are now to be jettisoned for purer, more holy, ends?
Read MoreIn April of 1976, I visited the monastery of Gethsemani outside of Louisville, Kentucky, when Meredith were in seminary. I met and spoke to the abbot who knew Thomas Merton. It was a transformative period in my life when I was searching for models on how to engage with my ever spinning world.
Read MoreWell. Here we are on the journey. I have never run a marathon. For those who have, and I know many, the first order of business or training is putting on a pair of running shoes and stepping out the door and taking the first step. The first burst of energy dissipates about 500 meters down the road as you realize just how out of shape or out of wind you have become. You begin to walk and then run again, for a few more meters, and then head home after 20 minutes. What happened?
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