These posts are especially for people wanting to deepen in their spiritual practice or seeking some kind of healing.
Last week we walked the labyrinth at Grace Commons, contemplating the burdens we carry with us into Lent. We picked up a stone as we entered and carried it with us as we wound our way toward the center of the labyrinth. Such a simple act, but so powerful. If you’ve never done it, you …
Things change. Time passes. Does anything stay the same? Today I am taking a few moments at my desk to remember. Just to remember who I am and where I come from. Just to remember what I have now and where I am. For a moment I am not going to imagine where I am …
These original photos were taken at Lake Michigan on my iPhone 4 through the instagram app. I tweeted them with words of prayer, and this is how I prayed that day. I put the slides with words into a PowerPoint slideshow, then turned that into a Quicktime movie and uploaded it to YouTube. In the …
This is one of my favorite books for prayer and liturgy. We use this book almost every week at Wicker Park Grace for our liturgical psalm. We sing a refrain, taizé -style, sometimes an actual song from Taizé , and sometimes an original refrain composed to go with a particular psalm. In between the communally …
Recently I wrote up a meditation for someone who has been experiencing a lot of anxiety about her future. I thought it might be helpful for others, so I’m sharing it here! Here is the idea for a meditation practice you could try: 1. Close your eyes and begin to focus on your breathing. Push …