Tag Archives: Contemplation

Unexpected

Posted on May 12, 2014 by harasprice

My life seems to be filled with unexpected moments these days. Consequently, I have had trouble keeping up my usual writing pattern. I have beaten up on myself a couple times for sitting down to write late at night when … Continue reading →

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Night Prayer

Posted on May 1, 2014 by harasprice

Lord, it is night. The night is for stillness. Let us be still in the presence of God. It is night after a long day. What has been done has been done; what has not been done has not been … Continue reading →

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Journeying 6: Holy Saturday (First Light)

Posted on April 19, 2014 by harasprice

Light cannot see inside things. That is what the dark is for: Minding the interior, Nurturing the draw of growth Through places where death In its own way turns into life. In the glare of neon times, Let our eyes … Continue reading →

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Journeying 3: Tenebrae

Posted on April 16, 2014 by harasprice

The Uses of Sorrow (In my sleep I dreamed this poem) Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this, too, was a gift. ~Mary Oliver (by Mary Oliver, from … Continue reading →

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Journeying 2: Brave New World

Posted on April 15, 2014 by harasprice

I woke up at 3:00 a.m. this morning in hopes of seeing the total lunar eclipse. I stepped out onto my back patio, still in my pajamas, feeling the warm spring wind blowing and swirling. Clouds were in rapid motion, … Continue reading →

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Cultivating Sacred Space during Holy Week

Posted on April 13, 2014 by harasprice

Lectionary Reading for Palm Sunday The week begins:  the palm branches are waving and the cries of “Hosanna!” can be heard resounding.  We can get caught up in the crowds, the celebration, the hope of glorious salvation.  But the triumphant … Continue reading →

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Stillness 5: Paths of Knowing

Posted on April 11, 2014 by harasprice

“Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth, and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all day long.” ~ Psalm 25: 4-5 (Photo … Continue reading →

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Stillness 4: Letting Go of the Day

Posted on April 10, 2014 by harasprice

Our days are like the grass; we flourish like a flower of the field; When the wind goes over it, it is gone, and its place shall know it no more.  ~Psalm 103:15-16

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Stillness 3: Journey

Posted on April 9, 2014 by harasprice

“There is meaning in every journey that is unknown to the traveler.” ― Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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Stillness 2: Desiring God

Posted on April 8, 2014 by harasprice

“Going everywhere, my God, with you, everywhere things will happen as I desire for you.”  ~St. John of the Cross

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