Irenaeus of Lyon wrote, “For the glory of God is the human person fully alive; and life consists in beholding God.” To be fully alive is to embrace the one who showed us full life–Jesus Christ. Sit in a quiet place and imagine what it would be like to be nearly dead, lying on your [...]

Plant seeds that will be harvested some other time by someone else.  Read Mark 4:26-34.

Take a long walk with friends.  Don’t worry about a particular destination, just go and enjoy the place where you are.

In the morning go for a walk or sit in silence and find a simple prayer such as “Lord Jesus” or “Lord have mercy” or “Thank you.” Try to pray this simple prayer throughout the day.  Give yourself some kind of reminder of the prayer, like a note taped to your phone, that will prompt [...]

In your first conversation of the day, focus on truly listening to the other person.  Try to repeat the effort in as many conversations as possible throughout the day.  

Pray without words. Pray to God using the expressions of your body as though God speaks a different language or you cannot speak even mentally. What does your bodily prayer look like?

Our lives tend to revolve around our own stories and we tend to make those we encounter characters in that story.  Make a conscious effort to meet each person not in your story, but in the present moment.  See each person for who they are in that moment and then work from that to see [...]