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The Sacred: All You Do
Now is the time to know That all that you do is sacred. Now, why not consider A lasting truce with yourself and God. Now is the time to understand That all your ideas of right and wrong Were just … Continue reading
The Sacred: Power of Story
In her essay The Power of Story, Elizabeth Svoboda summarizes recent brain research on the effects of story telling on our brains. In one study, a graduate student, while being given an MRI of the brain, told an unrehearsed story. … Continue reading
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The Sacred: Songs
In an interview with The Indigo Girls: Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, Saliers spoke at one point about the power of music to take us beyond ourselves into an experience that she could only describe as “God.” As soon as she … Continue reading
The Sacred: Clinging
Each day now, the darkness closes in on us from both directions. Darkness lingers longer in the morning, and it rushes back around us so much earlier each afternoon. Even in the middle of the day the weather creates shadows … Continue reading
The Sacred: Time
In these early days of December in the United States, we are well placed in the middle of sacred seasons. We have just finished a national holiday of gratitude. We are now in or are soon approaching declared sacred days … Continue reading
The Sacred: The Separate or the One?
Whatever “sacred” means to you, is it something totally separate from ordinary things or is it inside of and part of all things? Is it special and extraordinary, or is it common and ordinary? Is the sacred natural or supernatural? … Continue reading