Contemplative Moments
Set of 40 Contemplative Moments These contemplative moment cards invite us to pay attention, be grateful, and aware of the gifts of this moment. All we have is this moment. In this exact moment, something of our life is here to be lived, noticed, or engaged. Each...
Such Great Hope is Spring
Guest Post by Linda Atkinson Linda Atkinson lives in Hardwood Lands, Nova Scotia. From her home there, and influenced by her years as a camping enthusiast and recreation professional, she enjoys observing and playing in the natural world. Late last spring, from my...
Read to Pieces
Here is a story that touched my heart. It’s about a Family Bible. You know the one. It was passed down through the ages and every generation added the family births, weddings and deaths. This Family Bible was read to pieces. Literally. The pages were loose,...
Re-Imagining
As often happens, I was looking for something else when I discovered Andy Warhol’s visual re-imagining of The Last Supper. His work on this theme were among the last of his visual art career. Leonardo Da Vinci’s...
2017 Yearly Subscriptions
Prayer Bench friends, There are two Subscription Packages for 2017. You can compare them in the poster below (click to enlarge). Or click here if you want to see it in full size and you can download and print it. Prayer Bench 2017 Yearly Subscriptions. Click on the...
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
The day of the first snow was heavy and wet It settled on trees like a heavy cloak. Young Jasmine woke and quickly dressed in her pink snowsuit And kneeling in the snow, she freed the branches of her “baby apple tree” from the weight of snow. Perhaps it was the...
The Hours of Christmas (Free Resource)
Make a soul pause on Christmas Day. A free resource, The Hours of Christmas Day.
I Choose Love
I went to bed when Trump was trending. I didn’t have the courage to face the truth of the unfolding. It wasn’t much of a sleep really, But whenever I felt overwhelmed I found an anchor in words from the Gospel of Thomas “Come into being as you pass...
