Prayer and Meditation

Who Turned on the Lights? A Reflection from Within

One of my worst recurring nightmares is that when I walk into a room and flick on the light switch,…

On Paying Attention

Pray also for me, so that when I speak, a message may be given to me to make known with…

Pilgrim in a Barren Land

After midnight, even on an unseasonably mild November evening, the late-working staffers have gone home and the tourists are back…

Meditation as Centering Prayer

Waiting for prisoners to be brought to the chapel from their cell units can be a test of patience on…

Considering Prayer

Not long ago, I sat down to a tall stack of correspondence, manuscripts, email, and other things that have piled…

My Year of Cancer

At a recent gathering of Friends, the discussion leader asked us each to describe a joy we had brought with…

The Echoing of Abuse

"Mom, Suzy’s in trouble. She’s at my house." Our older daughter’s voice sounded calm over the telephone. "RJ beat her…

Joy of the Spirit

Prayer that Works for Me

Monastic Longings: On Laziness, Discipline, and Devotion

“You would make a wonderful nun." Katherine said this to me with a grin, and I acted insulted because I…

The Possibility of Transformation

As Christmas approaches, it is common to focus our attention increasingly on children. That celebration is, after all, about the…

Back to the Future

This is a strange image—backward and forward—but perhaps a helpful one for Friends in 2006. As I was re-reading John…
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