Tag: faith
Posted on December 2, 2018
by Cameron
Leave a Comment
Message for Mary Sunday, contemplative service, December 2, 2018 This week, I have spent some time gazing at various artistic renderings of Mary and Elizabeth and Mary singing the Magnificat hoping to glean some insight as to what Mary was carrying with her in…
Category: journey, sermons, spiritualTags: advent, faith, hope, journey, justice, Magnificat, Mary, obedience, sermons, spirituality, trust
Posted on April 9, 2017
by Cameron
Leave a Comment
In searching for words of wisdom this morning, I inadvertently came across this older post. I’m glad it did. ~cameron Last night on our evening walk as we rounded the bend of the nature trail, I asked my daughter, “Do you want to take…
Posted on January 10, 2017
by Cameron
Leave a Comment
Waiting is hard for most of us. Not necessarily because we have to be where we are but because want to get to where we are going. We may be perfectly content in this place and time but want to move into something bigger…
Posted on September 10, 2015
by Cameron
Leave a Comment
I gave this message at our contemplative Sanctuary service last Sunday, September 6. It is the 2nd in the 3-part series about the Social Principles of the United Methodist Church. I preached the first sermon on the Natural World (and creation care) a couple…
Category: community, lessons learned, sermons, spiritualTags: Bible, care, community, faith, Iceland, in community, love, Marcus Borg, Momastery, nurturing community, refugees, sermon, social community, Social Principles, spirituality, UMC, United Methodist Church
Posted on March 3, 2015
by Cameron
Leave a Comment
This morning as I read of the postponement of Kelly Gissendaner‘s execution, I wondered what it must be like for her as she waits in the unknown. I wonder if her faith is surrounding her in peace. I wonder if a flame of hope…
Category: journey, spiritual, springTags: faith, grace, hope, I Am, Jesus, Kelly Gissendaner, Lent, life, light, love, mercy, Potter, redemption, salvation
Posted on January 23, 2015
by Cameron
Leave a Comment
There is a winter in all of our lives, a chill and darkness that makes us yearn for days that have gone or put our hope in days yet to be. Father God, you created seasons for a purpose. Spring is full of expectation…
Category: creation, nature, spiritual, winterTags: autumn, faith, John Birch, prayer, rest, Spring, summer, winter
Posted on December 24, 2014
by Cameron
Leave a Comment
One More Sleep Til Christmas (words by Paul Williams, from The Muppet Christmas Carol) There magic in the air this evening Magic in the air The world is at her best, you know When people love and care The promise of excitement is one…
Posted on December 1, 2014
by Cameron
Leave a Comment
In the Christian faith tradition, we have begun to celebrate Advent. The word “advent” means “the arrival” or “coming into view,” and for us, it is the arrival of a small baby, the Son of God. During this season, we lift up four four…
Category: quotes, spiritualTags: advent, anne lamott, Barbara Kingsolver, darkness, faith, hope, light, Lin Yutang, Mary Lou Redding, Maya Angelou, quotes, spirituality
Posted on November 21, 2014
by Cameron
Leave a Comment
Ok, Holy Spirit, once again you amaze me. I’m not sure if I’ve shared on this blog that I’ve resumed my yoga practice. This time, it has been less about perfecting my form and more about getting into the corners of my body and…
Category: lessons learned, nature, spiritualTags: body prayer, breath, breathing, compassion, darkness, faith, peace, prayers, root bound, roots, spiritual direction, tickle, tickling, yoga
Posted on October 23, 2014
by Cameron
2 Comments
“You are root bound,” she said. “Your prayer needs to be, ‘God, give me a bigger pot.’” That’s what my counselor said to me Tuesday, and it has resonated with my spirit ever since. Given how I love to blog about creation and spirituality,…
Category: creation, creation care, gardening, journey, lessons learned, nature, spiritualTags: creation, creation care, faith, gardening, grow, journey, life, nature, plants, root bound
Posted on August 26, 2014
by Cameron
1 Comment
Geese appear high over us, pass, and the sky closes. Abandon, as in love or sleep, holds them to their way, clear in the ancient faith: what we need is here. And we pray, not for new earth or heaven, but to be quiet…
Category: birds, creation, poetry, spiritualTags: birds, earth, faith, geese, heart, heaven, love, nature poem, poem, poetry, quiet, spirituality, Wendell Berry, What We Need Here, Wild Geese
Posted on June 3, 2014
by Cameron
Leave a Comment
This morning I came across this blessing in Jan Richardson’s book In the Sanctuary of Women. “Rootedness” seems to be a theme in my life right now so I thought I would repost this meditation. May your roots go deep and deeper still into…
Category: gardening, lessons learned, prayer, spiritualTags: dandelions, faith, flowers, gardening, holy ground, Jan Richardson, peace, rootedness, wholeness