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The Art of Spiritual Practice

As I referenced last week, I am using prayer lines from the book, Illuminated Prayers by Marianne Williamson as a...
Marcia Wakeland
February 16, 2025
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The Art of Spiritual Practice

I have often shared about different aspects of the spiritual practice of prayer over the past years, and many of...
Marcia Wakeland
February 9, 2025
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PREACHING JESUS

A Pastoral Response to Criticism of Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde
Sean Avery
January 23, 2025
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The Art of Spiritual Practice

Luke 5:37-38 “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the new wine will burst the skins and be...
Marcia Wakeland
January 12, 2025
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The Art of Spiritual Practice

“Still me until I hear your heartbeat, quiet me until I feel your breathing, make me one with your rhythms, move me...
Marcia Wakeland
December 22, 2024
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The Art of Spiritual Practice

Advent Prayer: “God of the two lights, I love the sun, its revealing brilliance, its lingering warmth; but in the...
Marcia Wakeland
December 15, 2024
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The Art of Spiritual Practice

An Advent prayer: “Move over the face of my deep, my darkness, my endless restless chaos, and create, O God:...
Marcia Wakeland
December 8, 2024
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The Art of Spiritual Practice

“You have hidden your face from us.” Isaiah 64:7 I always feel a little subversive, like I’m in hiding, holding...
Marcia Wakeland
December 1, 2024
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The Art of Spiritual Practice

I follow the posts of a man named Ryan Dowd who works with the homeless community and gives sage advice about that...
Marcia Wakeland
November 24, 2024
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The Art of Spiritual Practice

“Attention is the beginning of devotion.”  Mary Oliver These words from one of my favorite poets came on my...
Marcia Wakeland
November 17, 2024

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