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Advent (Peace): Turn Toward Goodness
Buddhist teacher, Jack Kornfield, reminds us that we have the ability to turn toward our own innate goodness. At any given moment, pressed between the stresses of daily life, we can actually choose to turn toward that essential goodness that … Continue reading
Advent (Peace): Prayer Mile
On my way to work is a prayer mile. A low, rustic sign announces in bold, block letters, “Prayer Mile.” One mile later, a second sign announces, “Amen.” The other sides of these signs bear the opposite messages, so that … Continue reading
Advent (Peace): People, Power, Peace
Today is the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Queen of the Americas. This date commemorates the legendary appearance of the Virgin Mary, the Mother of Jesus, to an Indian peasant, Juan Diego, in Mexico asking him to be … Continue reading
Advent (Peace): From Within
“We don’t realize that, somewhere within us all, there does exist a supreme self who is eternally at peace.” ― Elizabeth Gilbert; Eat, Pray, Love ‘Tis the season of overwhelm. The weather is unbearable, the lines in the stores are … Continue reading
Advent (Peace): Harried and Hurried?
Rev. Jan introduced us to the idea of emotional literacy, and I realized, through her reflection, that for most of my life I have been in touch with the emotion called “peacefulness”. Peacefulness is the feeling of connection. The sense … Continue reading
Advent (Peace): Peace Be With You
A few years ago I participated in a class on Emotional Literacy where we learned about six core human emotions: mad, sad, glad, scared, powerful, and peaceful. The first four are pretty easy to understand. New to me were powerfulness … Continue reading
Advent (Peace): Waging Peace
“It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt As we enter the second week of the season of Advent, we … Continue reading