Speaking to the Soul - Episcopal Journal

Category: Speaking to the Soul

Between Dreams

Excerpted from Passion for Pilgrimage, by Alan Jones “In the Eastern tradition there is a critical period in our lives that is a privileged opportunity for

Episcopal Cafe March 15, 2023

An outreached hand

By Emily Meeks Stone benches line the walls of the Encounter Chapel, part of the lower level of Duc in Altum in Magdala, on the

Episcopal Cafe March 13, 2023

The strange man

Jesus would be out of luck, were he to try to get me to give him a drink of water from the community well. He

Laurie Gudim March 12, 2023

Ancient Words, Old Soundboards, New Tunes

A poetic reflection on the Venite (Psalm 95) Although now, the Daily Office is an ingrained piece of my daily prayer life, many years ago,

Maria Evans March 10, 2023

Refreshment

John4: 5-42 Lenten violet and white papel picado flutter overhead, the bougainvillea blooms sprawlover the crisp white tablecloths, altars beneath the warming Oaxacan sun. Come,

Leslie Scoopmire March 9, 2023

A meditation on the cross

I imagine they made it of living wood; the tree itself shared your fate,cut down in service of hateful violence,its beauty overlooked, its sacrifice, turning our exhaust into air,

Rosalind Hughes March 8, 2023

Is it too grand of me to believe that Jesus was teaching me through the dream? The ego perspective wishes to hang on to life. That is its value to us; it is the part of us that works hard so that we prosper in the world. Of course it wants to protect the wounded bird. It wants to make the world safe for all of us. But there is the other perspective, the one born of Spirit.

Laurie Gudim March 5, 2023