Poor Jeremiah! Just a normal guy until the word of the Lord came to him: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,before you were born I set you apart:I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” Jer.1:4, 8 Despite his protestations that he didn’t know how to speak, the Lord told him …
Let’s be frank about this. I am a bust at mindful eating. When I am eating alone, I fix my food, I sit down and eat while reading a magazine and half-watching the TV. I barely pay attention to what I am eating, although I know that it is healthy (plus for me). With so …
The title for my blog, Spring of Living Water, came to me as I was contemplating where the source of my faith originates, Jesus, and the story of the Woman at the Well (John 4:1-34). This is a story about a Samaritan woman who had gone to the well to collect water in the hottest …
Well, I am back from the retreat in Alabama at the Blessed Trinity Shrine Retreat. The weather was gorgeous for January, had plenty of time to walk in the woods, and I saw three deer! However, the weekend did not turn out as I had anticipated. My plan was to spend time just sitting in …
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The Lord God is with you. He is mighty to save.He will take great delight in you,He will quiet you with his love,He will rejoice over you with singing. Zeph. 3:16Do you know this in your heart?I heard this today at the retreat in a fresh way. Isn’t it awesome? Jane SpringerJane Springer is a …
Today I am headed up to Holy Trinity, AL, just across the river from Columbus, GA, to the Blessed Trinity Shrine Retreat Center (BTSR) http://www.msbt.org/pages/spiritualitycntr/bstr/facilities.htmlfor their annual women’s retreat weekend. I have been to this retreat many times and always come away feeling relaxed and with a new perspective on my life. It is an opportunity …
First things first, why am I embarking on this spiritual journey in 2013 and sharing it with others? For the last few months of 2012, I had a nagging feeling that I wasn’t giving God enough of my time. My usual practice of sitting in my meditation chair after breakfast and writing a letter to …