Prayer

Take This Cup From Me

Edgar Degas. Melancholy. The Philips Collection, Washington, DC Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done. Luke 22:42 True prayer is not so much about asking for things and desiring […]

A Letter From Betty

Dear Ones, Thou hast made us for Thyself, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in Thee. —Augustine of Hippo These beautiful words, written 1,600 years ago by St. Augustine, illuminate my heart this morning. In this […]

August 15

Our spiritual journey is a love affair. It is a leaning into God, listening longingly for His heartbeat. ~Betty

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Gratefulness is Prayerfulness

Heaven is breaking through the veil all day, every day. Hot coffee, warm fire, beautiful sun diamonds on the river, eyes of love looking into ours, animals, children, art, grass, cool breezes, changing seasons, beautiful melodies, delicious smells, warmth, wine, […]

October 15

It is in coming to prayer again and again that we are changed. ~Betty

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Centering Prayer

Betty Skinner, whose story is the inspiration for The Hidden Life Awakened, prays this beautiful prayer to help quiet our minds and center our hearts on God.

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Contemplative Prayer

Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was an American Trappist, scholar of comparative religion, priest, poet, mystic and author of more than seventy books, including The Seven Story Mountain, that aroused an enormous new interest in contemplative prayer . Contemplation is essentially a […]