objective moment

while seeking a colleague's insight

concerning a recent event

my heart smiled at his response

"I'm trying to be objective

but really I'm an ear cutter off

when someone hurts my friends"

wheat moment

if we truly understood the growth of a grain of wheat

we would die of wonder

Martin Luther

war moment

God of the heavens

and the earth

we need your peace

send your gentle, fierce Spirit

to the war-torn lands

of our broken relationships

come, God of peace

we need you today

amen

tears moment

the garden
never wet from above
until
in a moment
a bite
a single bite
caused a soaking of its soil
by tears falling from human eyes
tears that started falling
long before rain ..........

rhythm moment

I need to recover a rhythm in my heart

that moves my body first

and my mind second

that allows my soul to catch up with me

I need to take a sacred pause

as if I were a sun-warmed rock

in the center of a rushing river

Dawna Markova

garden moment

awakening to the inner garden
learning to accept it and live within it
we uncover the mysterious seed of divine life within us
lovingly energizing our lives moment to moment
(1 John 3:9)

the Spirit of Christ alive in our hearts
this is the gift of contemplation
the intimacy we crave

remaining in the garden
aware that we live
and breathe
and exist
in God
we find strength
to resist the temptation to project our thoughts into the future
and become overwhelmed with fears

rather
we find our home in the present moment
a gate into the eternal Now

it is here
in the dynamism of the present
that God finds us

Wayne E. Simsic

illusion moment

the great illusion of leadership

is to think that man can be led out of the desert

by someone who has never been there

Henri Nouwen

vulnerable moment

Voluntarily placing oneself in a position of vulnerability

just stepping away from security

Northumbria Community

question moment

fortunately
in her kindness and patience
nature never puts of the fatal question
as to the meaning of their lives
into the mouths of most people
and
where no one asks
no one need answer

Carl Jung

burning moment

earth's crammed with heaven

and every common bush afire with God

but only he who sees, takes off his shoes

the rest sit around and pluck blackberries"

Eliz. Barrett Browning

the burning bush was a most ordinary object

that became extra ordinary

because it was on fire with divine activity

how often do we see

the bush burning in the middle of our own life

and have enough sense to turn aside

take off our shoes

and pay attention

if we took the time to turn aside

and look

we might discover we are standing on holy ground

more often than we think

giving moment

giving from the fullness of our pocket

or

giving from the fullness of our heart

which is the most acceptable

most pleasing

purest

worship moment

I had a long tender note from a worship pastor friend

he posed a question

has our worship become the work of Martha

and I cannot answer lightly

or easily

or quickly

or without pain .................

wilderness moment

"those who lower themselves

to the earthy mud of their origins

can touch heaven"

M. Kilpatrick

there is a wilderness of worship

that we need not be afraid of

and perhaps

that we need even to seek

Sunday moment

consider the quarry from which you were mined

the rock from which you were cut

meeting moment

my soul smiles

my heart dances

my fears flee

my mind wrestles

my tongue shouts praise

my loneliness finds company

my spirit meets God