Monthly Archives: January 2020

The Eternal Light Within – Welcome, Holy Spirit

Posted on 01/27/2020 by Christine

The morning I was greeted by this inspiring prayer written by Christine Sine on her Godspace blog. I decided I wanted to use it as my morning prayer this week. Because the prayer included the word “wonder” (my yearly word … Continue reading →

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Grounded? Grounded. Grounded?!

Posted on 01/25/2020 by Christine

This morning I am looking across the room at our green sofa and thinking, as I have often, how I really like the color in the wintertime. When everything outside is gray and white, just that fact that it is … Continue reading →

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Grounding Silent Breath Prayer

Posted on 01/21/2020 by Christine

Short, easily memorable prayers have become very useful for me. Often times, life gets so busy that just taking a few breaths to connect with God is all we seem to have. That can be particularly true if you have … Continue reading →

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By Their Fruits

Posted on 01/15/2020 by Christine

This morning I listened to the pray-as-you-go meditation based on the daily scripture reading, which today happened to be the story about Samuel hearing God calling and thinking it was Eli. One of the questions presented to ponder was if … Continue reading →

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My Prayer Corner

Posted on 01/13/2020 by Christine

I mentioned the other day that a friend of mine gave me some new ideas for my prayer corner. My prayer corner started out as a collection of crosses I had either purchased or received as a gift. Last year, … Continue reading →

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My Word for 2020 – Wonder

Posted on 01/12/2020 by Christine

Whenever I tell people about the spiritual practice I use of choosing a word for the year, they often ask me questions about why and how. I was originally introduced to the practice by Christine Valters Paintner of Abbey of … Continue reading →

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A Circle Prayer Blessing

Posted on 01/10/2020 by Christine

This morning a friend of mine, Kristen Olson-Vincent from Prayerworks Studio, posted a photo of her new prayer wall. It inspired me to add more to my own. I made this graphic that I plan to frame (not sure how … Continue reading →

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Christmas is not over, and the Wise Men do not come until Epiphany

Posted on 01/03/2020 by Christine

I cannot remember exactly when, but it has only been in the last ten years that I found out that the 12 Days of Christmas do not start until Christmas Day. The 12th Day of Christmas is January 6, which … Continue reading →

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We Begin Again, But Not From the Same Place As Before, Thank God!

Posted on 01/01/2020 by Christine

A couple of years ago I ordered vinyl lettering in the phrase “always we begin again” and put it on the wall above our TV in the family room. The phrase comes from the Rule of St. Benedict. Our treadmill … Continue reading →

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