God in and as Natureby Liza Kerr, RScP Today I am basking in the energy recharge I got from camping/hiking in the Pecos Wilderness at Jack’s Creek. When I close my eyes, I can remember how it felt to breathe in that cool mountain air and fill my lungs with the great oxygenation that I feel when I am in the wilderness. There is nothing quite like it. One of my friends told me that …
God as Our Source
God as Our Sourceby Liza Kerr, RScP As I am sitting here surrounded by nature breathing in the beautiful spring air and letting it fill my lungs with its warmth, I am reminded that “I am”. Looking out into my beautiful garden and appreciating the abundance of colors, and the different patterns found in nature I am again amazed at the complexity of nature in all its glory. I recognize my connection with everything I …
My Life is Filled with Blessings
My Life is Filled with Blessingsby Alicia Kay HanlenPractitioner EmeritusTaos Study Group As I focus my breath on my core being, I am filled with the sense of Spirit surrounding and enfolding me in its Infinite Peace and Beauty. I allow that sense of peace to grow and expand, both inward and outward, as the stillness quiets my mind and sharpens my senses. Images of the beauty of my outward surroundings pervade my being, as I see in my …
Nature
Natureby Rev. Karen Linsley, M.A., Interim Minister As I sit here contemplating tomorrow’s topic of nature and my relationship with It, I also know that I cannot have a relationship with anyone or anything else that does not reflect my relationship with myself. And so it gives me great comfort to look out at nature and see beauty. It gives me great comfort to look out at nature and feel peace, as if all is …
In Every Little Seed
In Every Little Seed by Kerry Blecha, RScP There is a nurturing power in every tiny little seed that allows it to reach out into the soil. Roots seek water and minerals. Sprouts seek sunlight. Now I look at the giant sunflowers and bright red flowers on the trumpet vine; I breathe the cool morning air and listen to the sparrow song. What powers lie within me? Like the sunrise or a thunderstorm, it is …