Practicing
the Practice
How do we connect our heartbeat to the heartbeat of God? We show up to practice the practice. Whatever contemplative practice gives us peace, helps us draw nearer to the Divine, we must practice the practice. We must be intentional and attentive. Practicing the practice: stillness, creative, generative, active, movement or cyclical — opens our imagination, helps us reflect, recover and dream. Below are some contemplative practices to strenghten your faithwalk. More will be added. Click here to view the Tree of Contemplative Practice.
Receive 33 daily prompts in your email box to practice the practice of keeping a diary as a spiritual practice.
Keeping a diary as a spiritual practice
When we pause, we slow down. When we pause, we make room for God—what better way to pause than keeping a diary:
to reveal what is alive within you
to become attuned to the deeper stirrings of your heart
to discern the healing hand of God touching you through the word
to experience writing as a form of prayer
You are invited to keep a diary for 33 days. Write. Scribble. Draw. Collage. 5.10.20 minutes a day. You will receive one prompt each day for 33 days.
Nature Speaks: "Missing pieces but still standing."
Perennials blooms in May. Behind them stands a dead bush. In June, four blooms continued blossoming despite the withering around them. I see the Holy Spirit speaking life. Can the dead bones live? YES!
Nature Speaks: Missing pieces but still standing.
Take the road less traveled. A nature walk.
It's the beginning of a new season, what's changing in you?
Keep flowing like waterfalls in Iceland.
Dare we walk through the doors God has for us?
Notice what's moving.
Spiritual direction helps you see more from the shore.
During the changing seasons of life, the road often turns unexpectedly. We must look for the signs, speed limits, and upcoming curves that prompt the soul to pay attention.
Come dine without money, without price.
Help keep the heart of formation beating—one cup of coffee at a time.
Breathing in Scripture with Rev. Betty
Rev. Betty Wright-Riggins is a spiritual director, as well as chaplain and director of religious and spiritual life at Ursinus College. Submit an email to receive Breathing in Scripture in your email box.
Breathing in scripture is like breathing in oxygen. We breathe in oxygen to revive our cells and breathe out carbon dioxide to eliminate waste. Breathing in scripture revives and refreshes our hearts. Breathing out scripture cleans and renews our souls. Take a moment and listen. As you listen, focus on a word, phrase, or image from the reading. Breathe in and count 1.2.3. Breathe out and count 1.2.3. Repeat the breathing pattern until the end of the reading. Offer the Almighty an Amen. Ashe.