Invitation to Photography: Softening and Yielding
Welcome to this month’s Abbey Photo Party! I select a theme and invite you to respond with images. We began this month with a Community Lectio Divina practice (stop by to read the beautiful responses). As I prayed with the poem by Yehuda Amichai, this phrase kept shimmering for me: But doubts and loves / Dig up […]
Community Lectio Divina: The Place We Are Right by Yehuda Amichai
With October comes a new invitation for contemplation. This month I invite you into a lectio divina practice with a poem by Israeli poet Yehuda Amichai. Wisdom Council member Cheryl Macpherson (who co-facilitates our Way of the Monk, Path of the Artist class) suggested it, and I was delighted because it is one of my […]
Invitation to Dance: Call to Newness
This autumn at the Abbey, we are adding two new features to our regular contemplative and creative invitations to the community. First was the lectio divina practice (this month with Isaiah 42:6-10) and this week we introduce an Invitation to Dance (seems appropriate for a Holy Disorder of Dancing Monks!) Our theme this month (emerging from the scripture […]
“Lovingly Fitted” (a love note from your online Abbess)
To receive this love note straight to your in-box, subscribe here (and also receive a free gift!) King Solomon made himself an enclosed litter of wood from Lebanon. He made its columns of silver, its roof of gold, Its seat of purple cloth, its interior lovingly fitted. —Song of Songs 3:9-10 Dearest monks and artists, […]
Invitation to Photography: Call to Newness
Welcome to this month’s Abbey Photo Party! I select a theme and invite you to respond with images. We began this month with a Community Lectio Divina practice (stop by to read the beautiful responses). As I prayed with the Isaiah text, this phrase kept shimmering for me: See, the former things have come to pass, […]
Community Lectio Divina: Isaiah 42:6-10
With autumn we return to a fuller rhythm here at the Abbey blog after the quieter time of summer. I know many of you will welcome the Poetry and Photo Parties back. In addition, we are adding in an invitation to practice lectio divina as a community and there will also be a Dance Party at the […]
Introducing the Earth Monastery Project
This week I want to introduce a very special project that has been incubating for a while. It began as a desire to share the spirit of generosity at the Abbey in a more visible way while also making a statement about causes we believe are vital. The Wisdom Council, John the Prior, and I […]