The master potter has vessels of many uses in his own household. Some are for common daily uses, others for special occasions or particular uses. What vessel are you? The potter scrubs out the inside for another use. The outside may be charred, worn, or scratched. The glaze might chip or be scraped. Yet the … More Cherishing the Worn: Lessons from the Potter’s Vessels
I shared with Matt, a young man serving at the Abby of New Clairvaux. We talked about the ways to life and the paths that lead to satisfaction and fruitfulness for a man. The words flowed with a fresh vitality; clearly inspired Rehma. They where based on years of meditating, processing and walking in the … More Navigating Life’s Adventure with Divine Guidance
Our hearts and spirits are formed to receive and be filled with the eternal, unbound, unfettered reality and nature of God. They are placed within us in love, for love, and can only be sustained by love; love in God’s Truth. Yet our character is also formed by the temporal, limited subjective nature of this … More Living From Eternity
A meditation on my life with my Father- Bill Parry Nineteen years you have been gone – Dad. Nineteen years. This is my birthday Dad. The day you saw me first and the day you left us all. Left us all for home, finding your way back to the Garden of delight. For that I … More Ode to William Brahmar Parry (3.29.29-12.17.05)
Crisis clarifies, crisis confirms, Crisis prioritizes, crisis reveals! Crisis exposes realities. Crisis reveals the truth. How we are in crisis is we ourselves at our core. Through crisis our unproductive baggage may be left behind if we will not survive with it! Even if it was picked up as effective in an earlier crisis, what … More Crisis Clarifies
Love is enough! Money is not, Fame is not, Recognition is not. Love is enough! What brings true satisfaction and peace? What brings well being? Planning does not, thinking does not, fighting does not, Love Does! Love is enough! Nothing else really is enough. Love Is! Love is enough!
Musing on “The Pounding” I received a profound insight regarding what I call “the pounding” a while back. A little background first: My wife is a metal worker and designer of Jewelry, she explained the process of forming metal please consider this: The jeweler uses four elements for the work of shaping metal. 1. The … More The Pounding
Thirty three years ago today we where wed. She and me, a delight to be- together. I knew then nothing would be the same. We learned together how to walk into the realms of wonder: together learning to be in grace and truth. Ourselves alone, yet together, being in joy we walk; walking into the … More A Profound Journey of Grace in Truth: 33 Years of Wonder Together.
A very wise old woman said to me in my youth “You only get the trouble you need”. My very wise wife said to me as I grew in maturity “You trade in your foolishness for wisdom as you grow”. The beauty of trouble is in it we meet our helpers-if we are wise we … More Walking the Paths of the Wise: Finding Beauty in Troubles!
Steven G. Cavalli (January 9th 1947-June 12h 2024) “See you on the other side” say’s he, his last words to me. My best friend in truth, because of grace! Truth was our friend, truth was our bond, truth was our purpose in being friends. We butted heads, but never hearts! Steve Cavalli and I where … More Ode to my best friend!
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