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spiritual experiences Archive
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Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: What If?
Posted on July 31, 2012 | 12 CommentsNow I was laughing, giddy with freedom. "I don't know if You're there! I don't know what any of this means!" The more I said it, the more it filled me, that burning in the bosom, that unbridled peace. -
Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: You Don’t Have To
Posted on July 29, 2012 | 3 CommentsMore valuable than being obedient was the reminder that I have a personal connection to the Divine, and while a third party's interpretation may be useful, it is not necessary. -
Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: And Have Joy Therein
Posted on July 27, 2012 | 22 CommentsEven then I knew my dream of open, inclusive temple worship was idealistic, unlikely to be realized. For now, however, everything was right. Somehow the experience had turned out perfectly. -
Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: The Mystery of Spiritual Experience
Posted on July 24, 2012 | 11 CommentsAnd it all comes down to one thing: experiencing a sense of Connection. Connection with God. Connection with other people. Connection with the natural world. -
Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: That Amazing Grace
Posted on July 23, 2012 | 9 CommentsIt goes on and on, this tapestry we weave with the Divine that moves in and out, going from the seen to the unseen, letting us know that behind it all are threads that connect everything. -
Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: Letting Go
Posted on July 22, 2012 | 6 CommentsI realized that I'd always had it backwards. Spirituality didn't come from holding the power of God inside your body like a form of light. It didn't come from knowing all the answers, from soothing other people's pain or from living a perfect life. -
Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: Afraid to Pray?
Posted on July 13, 2012 | 6 CommentsI only know that I wasn't strong enough to let the lamplight keep glowing, tiny as it was. I snuffed it out. -
Guest Post Invitation: Unexpected Spiritual Experiences
Posted on July 5, 2012 | 7 CommentsI begged God to change her. But instead, God changed me. . . By the time we arrived in Massachusetts for Cholene's wedding, God was already there.