http://sacredpauses.com Meditation and Prayers for Life's Spiritual Highway Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:37:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://sacredpauses.com http://sacredpauses.com/wp-content/mbp-favicon/purple cross.jpg http://sacredpauses.com/2011/12/wondrous-works-a-call-to-prayer/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://sacredpauses.com/2011/12/wondrous-works-a-call-to-prayer/#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:05:36 +0000 Scribe http://sacredpauses.com/?p=1179 Wond’rous Works – a call to prayer

Wond’rous Works – a call to prayer I keep your word in my heart, LORD, so that I might not sin against you. (Alleluia) Bring me to understand the way of your laws, LORD, And I will meditate on your wondrous works. (Alleluia)   (adapted from Psalm 119)  ]]> http://sacredpauses.com/2011/12/wondrous-works-a-call-to-prayer/feed/ 0 http://sacredpauses.com/2011/12/even-so-lord-patience-in-the-time-of-great-anticipation/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://sacredpauses.com/2011/12/even-so-lord-patience-in-the-time-of-great-anticipation/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:59:46 +0000 Scribe http://sacredpauses.com/?p=1142 Even So, Lord – patience in the time of great anticipation

Even So, Lord – patience in the time of great anticipation Maybe it is my own infirmity and my impatience with it – for some reason the daily news causes dis-ease in my soul this quiet Advent season. Presidential campaigns are  always a stressful time for me, more since our people have once again become [...]]]> http://sacredpauses.com/2011/12/even-so-lord-patience-in-the-time-of-great-anticipation/feed/ 0 http://sacredpauses.com/2011/07/simple-repayment-of-an-even-simpler-love-a-call-to-prayer/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://sacredpauses.com/2011/07/simple-repayment-of-an-even-simpler-love-a-call-to-prayer/#comments Sat, 09 Jul 2011 15:52:51 +0000 Scribe http://sacredpauses.com/?p=753 Simple Repayment of an Even Simpler Love – a call to prayer

Simple Repayment of an Even Simpler Love – a call to prayer As you settle your thoughts and enter into your time of prayer, focus, meditation (whatever you wish to name it) here is a small entr’acte to bring you into the quietness of your sitting time: What can I offer to the Lord for [...]]]> http://sacredpauses.com/2011/07/simple-repayment-of-an-even-simpler-love-a-call-to-prayer/feed/ 0 http://sacredpauses.com/2010/12/lover-of-my-soul/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://sacredpauses.com/2010/12/lover-of-my-soul/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:51:06 +0000 Scribe http://sacredpauses.com/?p=675 Lover of My Soul

Lover of My Soul I’ve been reviewing recordings of “The Complete English Hymnal” and re-fell in love with the hymn tune Aberystwyth (“Jesus Lover of My Soul“) and have been driving the neighbors crazy perfecting the octave runs. Goal: a new piano meditation for my Centering Prayer group as a “wake up” song. Learning this [...]]]> http://sacredpauses.com/2010/12/lover-of-my-soul/feed/ 0 http://sacredpauses.com/2010/12/love-after-love/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://sacredpauses.com/2010/12/love-after-love/#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:48:07 +0000 Scribe http://sacredpauses.com/?p=666 Love After Love

Love After Love I was cleaning off an old thumb drive this week, from back in the day at DayJob, Inc., and I found this beautiful poem to share.  The date on my note is April 19, 2009: ———- This morning Jon Kabat-Zinn was interviewed on the PBS program Speaking of Faith about mindfulness meditation [...]]]> http://sacredpauses.com/2010/12/love-after-love/feed/ 0