From today's Inward/Outward:
The Deepest Levels of Being
~ by Edward Farrell
Prayer is a waiting. It is hunger; it is love. Prayer is a relatedness, and prayer is a stillness. A primary dimension of prayer is receiving, is learning to listen.... Prayer is a growing; it is a discovering; it is a communion.... Prayer is an inscape, a totality of the universe experienced in the most minute atom. Prayer, rightly understood, is an expression of the deepest levels of our being.
Source: Prayer Is a Hunger
Why Gannet? Why Search the Sea?
- Gannet Girl
- Gannets are enormous and sleek creamy-white seabirds, with black wingtips, yellow heads and necks, and startlingly outlined eyes. They nest on the rocky cliffs of the European and North American coasts of the North Atlantic and, once grown, spend their days sailing across the ocean. The acrobatics by which they make their living ~ steep climbs into the air and speedy plunges straight into the sea ~ are rivaled only by those of pelicans. What better metaphor for a sweeping search of one's life choices and opportunities than a gannet extended above the waves, a regal and yet restless surveyor of the vast ocean surface? The gannet reminds us that life is an adventure in both beauty and profound unease, and that the sea itself is limitless in its textures and possibilities.
Gannet Way Out Over The Sea - a gift from Stushie
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4 comments:
I have lost the ability to pray in any way that I previously knew, understood, or embraced...now I have to accept that prayer for me is my breath.
So. Amen to what you write....
When I read Inward/Outward in my email this morning, I thought of you. I think prayer is sometimes the mystery we call God/Spirit/Holy One.
I've lost my voice, and therefore my ability to pray out loud. This morning, I listened to my community sing around me - and let their prayer enter into and surround me. And it was enough...
My silent prayers surround you...
This was lovely. I had not heard of Inward/Outward. I've now signed up, thanks for the link.
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