Author: Dana Young
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Whole, perfect and beautiful
Take heart and know that you are beloved and worthy beyond measure by our Creator. You are whole, perfect and beautiful, regardless of your circumstances or issues. Good People, most royal greening verdancy, rooted in the sun, you shine with radiant light. – Hildegard of Bingen The Divine beauty we see reflected in nature is also…
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Listen to the Spirit
I was looking through some boxes of books in our basement and came across Let There Be Light: Based on the Visionary Spirituality of Hildegard of Bingen. It had been given to my husband by a Sister of Mercy he used to work for at St. Joseph’s Hospital, and it is a 30 day meditation…
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I am I am I
Beautiful – speaks to the richness of our human experience and the opportunities for spiritual abiding.
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Bees here now
The abundant rain this summer has been a huge boon for my garden. Last fall, my husband and I expanded the garden beds by creating a low rock wall border. I went a little crazy, as I usually do in spring and early summer, adding plants – mainly perennials – to the garden, and our…
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Psalm 23 Summer Faith Challenge: the comfort of God
For you are with me; your rod and your staff— they comfort me. This week at church, we are asked to provide a picture of or describe something that God uses to offer comfort, either now or in the past. I struggled a bit with this exercise because my inclination was to offer up something…
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In the depths of our true Self we are peace, freedom, well-being, and contentment.
Originally posted on Jim Palmer: In the depths of our true Self we are peace, freedom, well-being, and contentment. On the surface of our lives there is drama because of our preferences, attachments, and not seeing things as they truly are. Your true Self is undisturbed and undisturbable. But this Self is masked by all…
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Psalm 23 Summer Faith Challenge: honoring God’s name
He leads me in right paths for his name’s sake. This week for our Summer Faith Challenge at Decatur Presbyterian Church, we’re asked to choose an activity that honors God’s name. Many of the suggestions offered are to be of service to others in need, in keeping with Jesus’s teachings: Matthew 25:34-36 Then the king…
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Psalm 23 Summer Faith Challenge – green pastures and still waters
He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul. – Psalm 23 This week’s activity for the summer sermon series at our church, Decatur Presbyterian Church, is to take pictures of green pastures and still waters. Today, my daughter and I spent some time walking along the…
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It’s love that builds community
When we participate in a spiritual or healing practice, we become one with the source of abiding and ever-present love. We share, co-create and sustain a safe place where compassion and wholeness can be nurtured for ourselves and others. Participating in a spiritual practice is like lovingly tending to your plot in a community garden.…
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Psalm 23 Summer Faith Challenge – God in our space
For the summer sermon series at our church, Decatur Presbyterian Church, our congregation was presented with an intriguing choice: a deep dive into Psalm 23. I admit I was surprised, since I tend to associate Psalm 23 (as many others do) as the standard Scriptural text for funerals and graveside commitments. In fact, I’m not…
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