“The church is near, but the road is icy.The bar is far away, but I will walk carefully.” – Russian Proverb I raise this frosty pint in your direction for this fifth installment of the Life of the Day series here on Contemplify. So for those just jumping in, there is this contemplative rhythm in some monasteries of the Christian tradition called the Liturgy of the Hours. Today’s episode is the fifth of a series I’ve been doing on the reimagining of the Divine Hours into my own personal reflective interpretations as a contemplative in the world. The intention is …
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Vespers (Life of a Day #4)
There are two ways to wash the dishes. The first is to wash the dishes in order to have clean dishes and the second is to wash the dishes in order to wash the dishes.’ Thich Nhat Hanh My intention here is to be present at hand to the dish in my hand. Perhaps we’ll strike gold today and I’ll communicate some semblance of that in this fourth installment of the Life of the Day series here on Contemplify. So there is this contemplative rhythm in some monasteries of the Christian tradition called the Divine Office…or the Liturgy of the …
None (Life of a Day #3)
“Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old shoes, an eye for nature, good humor, vast curiosity, good speech, good silence and nothing too much.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson This is the third jaunt of the Life of the Day series here on Contemplify. So for those just jumping in, there is this contemplative rhythm in some monasteries of the Christian tradition called the Divine Office…or the Liturgy of the Hours. Today’s episode is the third of a series I’ll be doing on the reimagining of the Liturgy of the Hours into my …