Category Archives: Filled With Loving Kindness

Filled With Loving Kindness: Deep Listening

Posted on November 10, 2016 by admin

Among the kindest gifts we can offer people is our deep listening. When someone is sharing their story, their feelings, their joy or their pain, being fully present is a precious gift. On November 3rd, I was in North Dakota to … Continue reading →

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Filled With Loving Kindness: All Will Be Well

Posted on November 9, 2016 by admin

In the movie “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” the character Sonny says several times, “Everything will be all right in the end … if it’s not all right, it is not yet the end.” A colleague and friend wrote and … Continue reading →

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Filled With Loving Kindness: Sacred Ground

Posted on November 8, 2016 by admin

Last week I added North Dakota to the list of states I’ve visited in my lifetime. Most of our drive into North Dakota was in darkness, so it wasn’t until Thursday, the day of our national clergy witness of solidarity … Continue reading →

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Filled with Loving Kindness: Friends with strangers

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Bob Patrick

We have recently celebrated another Halloween night.  I found myself sitting in the living room while most of the trick-or-treaters came to our door, answering it myself occassionally.  I was recovering from the flu, and mostly I was just sitting … Continue reading →

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Filled with Loving Kindness: Our House of Loving Kindness

Posted on November 6, 2016 by admin

It was a great privilege and an honor to travel to North Dakota this past week to take part in a gathering of over 500 clergy from at least 20 different faith traditions, along with indigenous peoples from well over … Continue reading →

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Filled with Loving Kindness: A Mantra Worth Repeating

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Bob Patrick

You is kind. You is important. You is smart. These are the words given to a character in the film The Help, written by Tate Taylor adapted from Kathryn Stockett’s novel of the same name.  The character, Aibileen Clark, is an … Continue reading →

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Filled with Loving Kindness: A Practice

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Bob Patrick

Today we shift our theme to this hauntingly beautiful song and prayer:  Filled with Loving Kindness.* This song from our hymnal is a sung expression of the Buddhist prayer known as the metta sutta.  Metta means loving kindness, and the prayer … Continue reading →

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