“Don’t forget that in the midst of all your pain and heartache, you are surrounded by beauty, the wonder of creation, art, your music and culture, the sounds of laughter and love, of whispered hopes and celebrations, of new life and transformation, of reconciliation and forgiveness.” Paul Young, The Shack No matter what is going … More Daily Inspiration, 7 Nov 16
We have to be candles, burning between hope and despair, faith and doubt, life and death, all the opposites. That is the disquieting place where people must always find us. And if our life means anything, if what we are goes beyond the monastery walls and does some good, it is that somehow, by being … More Daily Inspiration, 3 Nov 16
Space When you’re present is all around you. Space to lift your arms out wide. To twirl. Space to fall down on your knees. To unfurl, and recognise, that when you’re present the whole world stops too in that moment that you catch your breath, the space catches you. Ana Lisa de Jong November 2016 … More A Poem: Space
“Keep still and let Him do some work.” Thomas Merton “We seldom notice how each day is a holy place where the Eucharist of the Ordinary happens, transforming our broken fragments Into an eternal continuity that keeps us.” John O’Donohue “The principle part of faith is patience.” George MacDonald “Forget the former things; do not … More Daily Inspiration, 1 Nov 16
