Brief fencing in of terms: a sacrament is a physical act that enacts a greater spiritual truth, gift, or blessing. By enacts, I mean it does more than symbolize. The physical action itself is indicative of the spiritual action occurring. Baptism involves water because it is a time of cleansing. Some people do full-immersion for the beautiful ( Read more... )

I read the Gospel reading tonight in our Nightly Prayer. I don't want to qualify this as normal, but it is, at worst, habitual. Tonight I read this passage (Matthew 4:1-11 ( Read more... )

Is there anyone out there who does not have this uncanny feeling of terror towards dreams? It's not some sort of irrational phobia; it's a fearful fascination buried deep, deep within us. They excite us, but their pseudo-reality haunts us. Their pleasantry is surreal terror, not unbearable - willingly and gladly born - but with the dreadful ( Read more... )

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There's something about the transitional seasons that always moves me. I always have a feeling of great potential, of great opportunities where people are more than themselves, and great risks can be taken without the proportional amount of fear. I'm not sure why. I think it may be that Nature is so busy transforming itself and preparing itself ( Read more... )

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It's ridiculous (not quite to the point of ridicule, though) how overwhelming five senses can be. i was sitting by a lake today and was asked by my companion "Are you listening?" - in reference to the forest around us. "No," i replied, "i forgot to ( Read more... )

A man saw a lizard climbing on a second story window. "Be careful little lizard," said the man, "it is dangerous for you to be so high." A bird saw a man in an airplane in the sky. "Be careful man," said the bird, "it is dangerous for you to be so high."

Should dreams be allowed to justify actions in reality ( Read more... )

We seem to do a lot in life out of obligation. For instance, I feel obligated to reflect or come up with some revelation or synopsis or something. Even emotions at times seem to be more obligatory than induced. Dear me, how weak we are ( Read more... )