The Circle

Outside Of the circle . Much that seems Of power . Or of Significance . Is as futile As sand . Blown haphazardly By the wind. . from a sequence inspired by "The Icon of the Holy Trinity", Andrei Rublev - and by Henri Nouwen's commentary on the icon in his book "Behold the Beauty …

How Else Is Meaning Found?

~ Commemorate The sacred places ~ Of beauty, memory and significance ~ How else is meaning found In odd corners of earth ~ But the human stories Enacted on that ground? ~ It is not chance That will elaborate ~ Each single human Mystery ~ But acts of intention Told ~ Remembered Shared as history. …

The Shiver

. When the shiver comes I know . A moment Has stepped across my soul .The body sings to the mind That significance has paid its visit . And left an empty space Where meaning must now be inscribed. .

A Song of Significance

. Each genesis Both identical . And unique As if meaning . Were a mother Every birth . Each life A song of significance . Throughout The whole earth. .

The Spiritualities of Christianity – Creation Spirituality

Challenges to faith in God today sometimes come from atheism and secular materialism.  What I call “creation spirituality”, stands in opposition to these challenges for several reasons. Firstly, atheism and secular materialism can create huge doubts in the minds of people about the purpose and meaning of their lives.  If human beings are merely the …

Life’s Transformation

. Read In a different way . Not a rush Through the surface meaning . But a leaning Into the significance . Of a every word An entering . Into the world You had never heard . That now provides An invitation . To yours And every soul . Life’s Transformation. . Image by Murat …

A Month of Inspirers (5) – “In my beginning is my end”

"In my beginning is my end"T.S.Eliot Our "end" is our purpose.  If we know the beginning of something - how or why something started (like an argument, or a problem) -we can gain insight into doing something about it.   Discovering meaning and purpose is also part of the spiritual quest... Human life is a …

Spiritual Reflection: The Spirituality of Leadership

A simple way to understand leadership is through the word “influence”.  A mother or father feeds, loves and teaches their baby – that is a kind of leadership.  A teacher helps a group of children to learn more and more complex knowledge and skills – leadership, again.  In any human relationship there is the potential …

Vocation

The notifications Of popular success  . Are empty Temptations  . To a momentary Thrill of significance  . Meaning little Beyond the sudden second –  . It’s harder To find the calling  . In the yawning Silence  . The sense Of  purpose  . The soul’s Vocation . Deep Within.

Spiritual Reflection – In my beginning…

"In my beginning is my end" wrote T.S. Eliot.  Our "end" means our purpose - if we know how or why something started (like an argument, or a problem), we can gain insight into doing something about it.   Discovering meaning and purpose is also part of the spiritual quest... In some ways, human life …