Category Archives: The Sacred
December 31–The Sacred: Growing in the Silence
The night I first heard Cage’s 4’33” live is memorable for what I heard during the silence. (If you desire to ‘hear’ the piece https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTEFKFiXSx4 ) I am the convener and leader for a music night. One night, one of … Continue reading
December 30–The Sacred: Prayer and Positive Energy
I have experienced several events in my life in recent months that have called me to pause and send prayer and positive energy to people that I love dearly. I realized in doing this that prayer and positive energy need … Continue reading
December 29–The Sacred: Silence
Years ago I came across an idea about silence that has stuck with me. It comes from Mythology scholar Joseph Campbell’s writing about the sound Om, a sacred sound and mantra in Hinduism and Buddhism. Campbell said: Om is a … Continue reading
December 28–The Sacred: Trust
We have said, in this space, that “the sacred” is in so many words something we place high value on, something that is precious. We have also examined it as not something other and separate from the ordinary but actually … Continue reading
December 27–The Sacred: Companions
My friend, John Byron Kuhner recently wrote a most moving and reflective piece in his blog about an Amish funeral that he attended while visiting with his wife in Ohio as they await the birth of their twin babies any … Continue reading
December 25–The Sacred: Adoration
O Come let us us adore him . . . Today is the day of adoration, the day when shepherds are remembered, coming to adore the baby Jesus. In another story, wise men, wizards from the East, come bearing gifts … Continue reading
December 24–The Sacred: Holy Night, Bad Night?
We have framed Christmas in big picture framing. That is, Christian theology has, with the benefit of time to reflect (like centuries of time!) determined that the birth of Jesus into the world is the ultimate good for humankind. It … Continue reading