Devotions based on David Benner’s book, Opening to God As we open our hearts to God more and more we need to meet God on His terms not ours. He arranges the encounters!  Sometimes God seems hidden or silent,  and we feel like we are in a desert and very dry. This is not the…

Devotions based on David Benner’s book, Opening to God Honesty is so important in trusting God and being open to Him. God is real and He wants us to meet him in the midst of our realities of life and our experiences. “Prayer is the encounter of the true self with the true God.”  Honest…

Devotions based on David Benner’s book, Opening to God Jesus gives us an invitation to come to Him just as we, without pretense. But openness to God demands our trust. Most of us are guarded and have pretense but He wants us to come in faith which is expressed in vulnerability and self-honesty. “Faith in…

Devotions based on David Benner’s book, Opening to God It can be said that prayer is conversation, it is communion with God, it is being in love with God, it is God’s action in us. In conversational prayer our relationship with Him is strengthened as we speak to Him throughout the day.  We are reminded…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…