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Here we reach the high-water mark of prophetic religion, and it is of the essence of the religion of Jesus of Nazareth. Of course God cares for the grass of the field, which lives a day and is no more, or the sparrow that falls unnoticed by the wayside. He also holds the stars in their appointed places, leaves his mark in every living thing. And he
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Living in a climate of deep insecurity, Jesus, faced with so narrow a margin of civil guarantees, had to find some other basis upon which to establish a sense of well-being. He knew that the goals of religion as he understood them could never be worked out within the then-established
Howard Thurman • Jesus and the Disinherited
“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”
– Howard Thurman
The earth has music for those who will listen… – Stephane BARTHELEMY
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The third fact is that Jesus was a member of a minority group in the midst of a larger dominant and controlling group. In 63 B.C.…
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Howard Thurman • Jesus and the Disinherited
“Let me give you an illustration. Once I was the house guest in Berlin of one of the world’s greatest scientists. During the first few days of my sojourn, I was completely disorganized. I was nervous, tended to be inarticulate, generally confused, and ill at ease. I had either to get a hold on myself or bring my visit abruptly to an end. One mornin
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Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? MARY OLIVER, FROM “THE SUMMER DAY”1
Loch Kelly • Shift into Freedom: The Science and Practice of Open-Hearted Awareness
You're walking in the forest. You find a semi-abandoned hut and sit down at the table. After drinking a glass of water and quickly meditating, you open up your notebook. The page is empty.
Thomas Merton, you tell your notebook.
Thomas Merton was a Trappist Monk, it responds - You may have already read his famous book "The Seven Storey Mountain" which
... See moreTo place Jesus against the background of his time is by no means sufficient to explain him. Who can explain a spiritual genius—or any kind of genius, for that matter?