silence
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Days 145-146 – Sound
The sick are weary. They seek rest as their bodies try to heal. Continue reading
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Days – 226-227 – Re-Visiting “Silence”
Caregivers offer some of their best healing through silent presence. Continue reading
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Days 324-325 – Silence
In silence we must wrap much of our life, because it is too fine for speech. – Ralph Waldo Emerson I reflect, just now, on the millions of patients lying in silence in hospitals, hospices and nursing homes. We… Continue reading
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Days 317-319 – Quiet
In the middle of illness, patients need quiet. Continue reading
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Day 313 – The Common Heart
Today's meditation was written by Cathy Self, Senior Vice President for the Baptist Healing Trust. I grew up with a wonderful toy called "Chatty Cathy." Pull her magic ring on the back of her neck and she and I could… Continue reading
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Days 300-302 – The House of God
What words describe the mean texture of pain? Continue reading
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Day 146 – The Lap of Silence
Let yourself fall toward silence. Continue reading
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Day 71 – Silence as Sabbath
Things are born in quiet that cannot be heard in the din of our overly verbal days. Sabbath time is enriched by some period of intentional silence. Continue reading
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Day 211 – How Do We Hear Beauty?
The rose speaks when we are silent. Continue reading
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Day 14 – Answer Quick, God!
We cannot hear the energy of God/Love in the middle of hurrying. As some sage has said, speed is not like the devil, it is the devil. Love appears only when we are fully present. Continue reading
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