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Inspired – The Bible as Story – Part 13

By The Rev. Deacon Joe Dzugan   May 21st, 2023           Lectio Divina – Divine or Sacred Reading-(Download)     Opening PrayerO God of new beginnings, who brings light out of night’s darkness and fresh green out of the hard winter earth, there is barren land between us as people and as nations this day, there are empty stretches of soul within us. Give us eyes to see new dawnings of promise. Give us ears to hear fresh soundings of birth. ... Read More
Posted by Mark Hamby at May 24

Inspired – The Bible as Story – Part 12

By The Rev. Deacon Joe Dzugan   May 14th, 2023     Lectio Divina – Divine or Sacred Reading-(Download)   Opening PrayerThat hope is deeper than despair, and that creativity surges from unknown depths within us,thanks be to you, O God.In the world this day and in the relationships of men and women everywhere,let there be new stirrings of your liberating Spirit.In the world this day and in the depths of our own souls, let there be new stirrings of your mighty liberat... Read More
Posted by Mark Hamby at May 16

Inspired – The Bible as Story – Part 11

By The Rev. Deacon Joe Dzugan April 30th, 2023     Lectio Divina – Divine or Sacred Reading-(Download)   Opening PrayerAll things come from you, O God: the light of the rising sun and the enfolding darkness of night, the lives of those who have gone before and the life of the creatures still to be born.As you blessed us at the beginning of time in the eternal womb of creation, so bless us at the end of time when we journey into the unknown.As you graced us with love... Read More
Posted by Mark Hamby at May 2

Inspired – The Bible as Story – Part 9

By The Rev. Deacon Joe Dzugan   March 19th, 2023       Lectio Divina – Divine or Sacred Reading-(Download)   Opening PrayerFor the gift of life, of our life, and each life, thanks be to you, O God.Open our hearts to gratitude. Free our minds from greed. Heal our lives with grace.And awaken our souls again to generosity. J. Philip Newell, Celtic Treasure – Daily Scriptures and Prayer, p. 80.   Part III - “War Stories” (cont’d)&nbs... Read More
Posted by Mark Hamby at Mar 21

Inspired – The Bible as Story – Part 6

By The Rev. Deacon Joe Dzugan   February 26th, 2023     Lectio Divina – Divine or Sacred Reading-(Download)     Opening Prayer – Prayer of AwarenessAt the beginning of the day we seek your countenance among us, O God,in the countless forms of creation all around us, in the sun’s rising glory, in the face of friend and stranger.Your Presence within every presence, your Light within all light, your Heart at the heart of this moment.May the fresh ligh... Read More
Posted by Mark Hamby at Mar 1

Inspired – The Bible as Story – Part 3

By The Rev. Deacon Joe Dzugan   January 29th, 2023     Your browser doesn't support audio. Please download the file: audio/mp3   Lectio Divina – Divine or Sacred Reading-(Download)   Opening Prayer – Prayer of Awareness It is in the depths of life that we find you, at the heart of this moment, at the center of our soul, deep in the earth and its eternal stirrings. You are the Ground of all being, the Well-Spring of time, Womb of the earth,... Read More
Posted by Mark Hamby at Feb 1

A Deacon’s Reflection: Seeing the Sacred – Celtic Christian Wisdom and Spirituality for Today

By The Rev. Deacon Joe Dzugan   I remember fondly, or at least I do now, my mother often telling me after I was not able to locate different items she would ask me to get for her, and after I constantly would ask her, “Where is it?“: “Joe, I do not understand why you could not find it, it was right under your nose.” At those times in my childhood, I just figured I did not have my mother’s way of seeing.   In this Deacon’s Reflection, I invi... Read More
Posted by Mark Hamby at Jun 22

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