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Devotions based on David Benner’s book, Opening to God “Prayer is the natural language of the soul.” Prayer is not just something we do but more what God does in us with our consent. He takes the initiative and is always reaching out to us and seeks our response. Prayer is much more than we…
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Devotions based on David Benner’s book, Opening to God “Prayer is not simply words that we offer when we speak to God but an opening of our self to God.” Can we even imagine what our lives would be like if we were always attuned to God and allowed His life to flow into us…
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Surrender is not something that comes easily for men. It is something we will practice only as a last option. It is generally assumed that control is more of an issue for men then women. Surrender for men observes David Benner “feels like failure and defeat” whereas for women surrender is associated “with abuse and the use…
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Devotions based on article in Conversations by Ruth Barton As we care for our bodies it is like a spiritual practice that strengthens us in our spiritual journey as well. We are embodied human beings and our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. Our body is sacred and it is the place God’s…
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Devotions from Conversations Magazine based on Christian George’s article I wanted to write about the labyrinth as it is now warm enough to walk the one my cousin has just down the road. There is also one in a Lutheran church in Prior Lake right in the floor of the church. Labyrinth walking is also…
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Devotions from an article by Robert Morris in Conversations “My soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you.” Ps 63:1 Our heart’s desires and our mind’s intentions are not separate from our body. Our whole self, body and soul must be engaged. Our body, our God-given wonder, supports, and expresses our relationship with the…
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Devotions based on an article in Conversations magazine by Phileena Heurtz The spiritual journey is one that invites us to understand and accept in a fuller way our own belovedness so that we can love others as well. Surrender and letting go are the surest ways to find out who we truly are, who God…
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Devotions based on David Benner’s book, Soulful Spirituality As we journey to become fully alive, it is a journey to become all that we can be. As we consent to the Spirit and are attentive to our own personal journey of becoming, we will find ourselves being transformed. This journey moves us from isolation to…
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For devotions today I would like to share about our Bible School reunion over the weekend. What a rich time together with about 30 others that graduated from CLBS. Although we didn’t receive college credit at the time, I think our 2 years of Bible school had a profound influence on the rest of our lives,…
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Do you often feel like a failure in prayer. Listen to the words of a cistercian monk, Michael Casey, “Prayer cannot be measured on a scale of success or failure because it is God’s work – and God always succeeds. When we believe we have failed in prayer, it is because we decided what shape…