{image from Ms Ladyred's flickr site}"It is such a happiness when good people get together--and they always do." (from Jane Austen’s Emma)
Welcome, good people! It is a privilege to welcome you to this new step along our paths! I’ve always loved the above quote from Jane Austen’s Emma, because in all it’s simplicity good people somehow always do find one another.
You notice that the quote doesn’t say, “It is such a happiness when perfect people get together.” I find such comfort in that! I think that this is a perfect place to begin our journey together…
What makes us experience joy along our walk of faith, is our willingness to walk together, not in perfection, but in honesty - to lift each other up, when the tides sneak up on us and knock us off our feet – to speak words of peace to restless and turbulent hearts, and to remind one another to BREATHE!
We know the health benefits of meditation and deep breathing. But, still we have become a society of shallow-breathers, moving so fast that our breath is running to keep up with our bodies. Take a moment, stop and breathe! Do this often and give your breath a voice; two common mantras that accompany my breath are: “Come, peace!” & “Enter, patience!” You might have a hint of what my daily life is like with these two mantras!
I welcome the challenge that is my life, because without the challenge – the joy wouldn’t taste so sweet! A journey of joy is not a journey free of challenge, but it is a journey rooted in something bigger than myself. To remind myself of this all-important message, I breathe… I hope that you will come breathe with me often! Until next time, we take a sacred pause……
Breathing Space
We enter this sacred space and breathe!
We come seeking a glimpse of inspiration and comfort.
We breathe and breathe, and breathe again.
Around us the prayers of those who journey in faith whisper, “trust.”
We hear them, and breathe in the summons!
We breathe and breathe, and breathe again.
The humor of God floods our space, and at times invites tears into our moment; the worry of our hearts often does the same.
We breathe and breathe, and breathe again.
The faces in our circle say, “I’ve been there; I know - hang on!”
We breathe and breathe, and breathe again.
We don’t fully understand the tides around us, but we believe in the One who moves them.
We’ve discovered sacred gifts that have been dreamed into existence for us by God.
We see exquisite possibilities in darkened spaces; we feel something of the sacred purpose of this life.
We breathe and breathe, and breathe again!
We are thankful for moments when we can breathe in the wisdom of this place!
We are grateful that those who have come before us have left behind a gift of breath, for moments when we can’t catch our own.
We breathe and breathe, and breathe again…
and then, the breath gives birth to New Life!
- Susan Major
Welcome, good people! It is a privilege to welcome you to this new step along our paths! I’ve always loved the above quote from Jane Austen’s Emma, because in all it’s simplicity good people somehow always do find one another.
You notice that the quote doesn’t say, “It is such a happiness when perfect people get together.” I find such comfort in that! I think that this is a perfect place to begin our journey together…
What makes us experience joy along our walk of faith, is our willingness to walk together, not in perfection, but in honesty - to lift each other up, when the tides sneak up on us and knock us off our feet – to speak words of peace to restless and turbulent hearts, and to remind one another to BREATHE!
We know the health benefits of meditation and deep breathing. But, still we have become a society of shallow-breathers, moving so fast that our breath is running to keep up with our bodies. Take a moment, stop and breathe! Do this often and give your breath a voice; two common mantras that accompany my breath are: “Come, peace!” & “Enter, patience!” You might have a hint of what my daily life is like with these two mantras!
I welcome the challenge that is my life, because without the challenge – the joy wouldn’t taste so sweet! A journey of joy is not a journey free of challenge, but it is a journey rooted in something bigger than myself. To remind myself of this all-important message, I breathe… I hope that you will come breathe with me often! Until next time, we take a sacred pause……
Breathing Space
We enter this sacred space and breathe!
We come seeking a glimpse of inspiration and comfort.
We breathe and breathe, and breathe again.
Around us the prayers of those who journey in faith whisper, “trust.”
We hear them, and breathe in the summons!
We breathe and breathe, and breathe again.
The humor of God floods our space, and at times invites tears into our moment; the worry of our hearts often does the same.
We breathe and breathe, and breathe again.
The faces in our circle say, “I’ve been there; I know - hang on!”
We breathe and breathe, and breathe again.
We don’t fully understand the tides around us, but we believe in the One who moves them.
We’ve discovered sacred gifts that have been dreamed into existence for us by God.
We see exquisite possibilities in darkened spaces; we feel something of the sacred purpose of this life.
We breathe and breathe, and breathe again!
We are thankful for moments when we can breathe in the wisdom of this place!
We are grateful that those who have come before us have left behind a gift of breath, for moments when we can’t catch our own.
We breathe and breathe, and breathe again…
and then, the breath gives birth to New Life!
- Susan Major
