Word + Flesh
As much as possible today, buy nothing. Try to be satisfied fully in what you have. Read more
As much as possible today, buy nothing. Try to be satisfied fully in what you have. Read more
Plant seeds that will be harvested some other time by someone else. Read Mark 4:26-34. Read more
Prepare yourself for Sunday by lighting candles at the end of the day and singing a song of Sabbath welcome. Read more
Fast from all food and caloric drinks until 5 PM Read more
Wherever you see it, pick up trash on the street or side walk or roadside. Seek to make the space just a bit more beautiful, full of care rather than careless. You will be surprised by the witness. Read more
There is a quote attributed to St. Augustine of Hippo that “those who sing pray twice.” Sing a prayer, whether its a psalm or a hymn, sing to the Lord. Read more
Listen to God. Say nothing. Sit for at least 10 minutes listening for what God may be saying. If a distracting thought or internal monologue begins, simply push it away with the phrase, “speak Lord”. Read more
Find a place where you can store your prayers. It could be the crevices in a wall or a box or under the rocks in your garden. Write prayers on little slips of paper and leave them there. Read more
Take a long walk with friends. Don’t worry about a particular destination, just go and enjoy the place where you are. Read more
Begin the Sabbath at sundown as is traditional in the Jewish practice of the Sabbath. Try to go as free as possible from digital technology until Sundown Sunday evening. Read more
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