I've lived here at the community with Marsha, my wife, since its founding in 2003. I serve in various ways from pastoral care to landscape maintenance; from coffee brewing to bar keeping.

Author Archives: David Morrison

People Get Ready-The Blind Boys of Alabama

The Blind Boys of Alabama, from their 2002 album, “Higher Ground.” 

 

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Desert Rain Community Radio: Celtic Spirituality (2)

Dorian Mason and David Morrison discuss ancient Irish Christianity and its influence on the formation of Desert Rain Community.

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Third Week of Advent 2020

“When you come face to face with all that’s unknown and unseen; instead of making a stand against it (out of fear); may you find the grace to fall furiously into faith, hope, and love…”

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Blessing for Night Fall
-by David Morrison

On that day when you feel yourself lost;
and night is falling fast and frigid:
May you lose yourself in God;
and may God be found in you.

Nightfall with Crescent Moon at Mile 7 (David Morrison, 2020)

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Desert Rain Community Radio: Celtic Christianity (1)

Listen to Dorian Mason and David Morrison discuss the influence of Irish Christianity and spirituality on the development of Desert Rain Community.

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Second Week of Advent 2020

“As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way. A voice of one crying out in the desert: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.'”

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“It is a serious thing
just to be alive on this
fresh morning
in this broken world.”
-Mary Oliver

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