A Franciscan Blessing
A dangerous prayer and sentiment, but absolutely necessary for the spiritual journey, for intellectual honesty, and most of all–to becoming authentic people: -A Franciscan Benediction May God bless you with discomfort At easy answers, half-truths, and superficial relationships So that you may live deep within your heart. May God bless you with anger At…
“Put on the New Self.” A poem by Tania Runyan
I found this poem at Christian Century, and really enjoy reading and meditating on it. I think anyone who has “Prayed THE Prayer” can relate deeply with the poet’s sentiment. Check out more of Tania Runyan’s poetry at her blog, here…
Monkdrums.com is live
The monkdrums.com and www.facebook.com/monkdrums websites are live. Wow these sites take a lot of work to put up! Be praying for us that we can make good drums and do a good job marketing them. It would be great to be able to provide some craftsman and administrative jobs to this area of New Mexico…
The Widow and the Judge
The Widow and the Judge: A Reflection by David Morrison Gospel Reading: Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart. He said, ‘In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor had respect for people. In that city there was a widow…
Sky and Land
Out here at Desert Rain, we have a view of a desert landscape that haunts you with the ancient and the mysterious. When that sense of wonder fades in the moment, the azure blue sky calls you back into a nourishing kind of enchantment. Every so often, clouds, as if they were visitors from foreign…
Between the Sun and the Moon
“While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, winter and summer, and day and night shall not cease.” –Genesis 8:2 On weekday mornings, my regular task is to prepare our chapel for our 7:00 a.m. prayer gathering. I set the music; light the candles, make the coffee, light the incense, and most…
Beautiful Drums This Week
Jacob has made some beautiful drums this past couple of weeks. Here are some photos of a couple. We’re trying to figure out the best way to take the photos and display them in the amazon.com store we’re going to be setting up this week. These shots are near our pond, where we do our…
The Frontier Route in the Landscape of Our Souls–David Morrison 10/13/13
Kingdomtide 2013: Week of October 13 Gospel Reading: As Jesus continued his journey to Jerusalem,he traveled through Samaria and Galilee. As he was entering a village, ten lepers met him. They stood at a distance from him and raised their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!” And when he saw them, he said,…
Monk Drums: a non-profit community business is born
We’re gonna do it! After several years of preparation, trials, and brainstorming, we think we are ready to launch “monkdrums.com”. What is monk drums you might ask? Good question! The goal of “Monk Drums” is to provide “work worth doing” in the community, that can provide a “fair wage” for the crafts people and an…
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