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Tag Archives: longing

Longing for Consolation

Let Nothing Frighten You

A Journey of the Heart

Living with a Grail Experience

After the Grail experience, the ordinary forever becomes extraordinary. Continue Reading Living with a Grail Experience

Suffering: Weekly Summary

Suffering can make us very bitter and cause us to shut down, or it can make us wise, compassionate, and utterly open. Continue Reading Suffering: Weekly Summary

Dazzling Darkness

Mystics see through a lens of paradox: dazzling darkness, beautiful wound, the longing that is the remedy for longing. Continue Reading Dazzling Darkness

Unknowing

I would not sacrifice my soul for all the beauty of this world. Continue Reading Unknowing

Longing

The divine-human love affair really is a reciprocal dance. Continue Reading Longing

Opening to God

Prayer is God’s desire to breathe in me, to be the spirit of my life, to draw me into the fullness of life. Continue Reading Opening to God

It Can’t Be Carried Alone

I wonder if the way to spiritually hold suffering—and not let it destroy us—is to recognize that we cannot do it alone. Continue Reading It Can’t Be Carried Alone

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