Ash Wednesday

[Guest guest]

Hello Beloved Group,

 

I shared this with another Group, and felt led to share it here as

well. A little taste of another Path. Love.

 

 

 

Today marks the beginning of the Lenten Season for those who have

followed the Christian Sacramental Path. My husband, being a priest,

draws me into it in a simple and beautiful way.

 

It is a common discipline to give up something for Lent. I used to

laugh at this seeing all the petty little things that people would

" sacrifice " as their discipline...even my husband, giving up chocolate

this Lent.

 

As I sat in meditation I asked within, " If I were to follow this

discipline what would be a good thing for me to give up during Lent? "

 

The answer I received was awesome, and touched me deeply, because in

giving the answer the grace is also given to do it.

 

" Give up your past. "

 

As I've been moving more and more into living in the Moment, this

would be a great aid to me. So I look forward to completely detaching

myself from the past in a deeper way than I have known before...to

make room for more of the Moment.

 

 

 

Here's a little reading for you. Hope you enjoy.

 

On the Journey Towards Living With Reverence

written by JAN DAVIS

 

" Reverence usually resides in quiet places. It plays with a newborn

baby and it holds the hand of an old man. It is found in awe, it

participates in ritual, it gazes at a rose. The object of reverence

would open us to the transcendent. It is not something within our

power to change or control and is not a human product. It is not fully

comprehended, even by experts. The posture of reverence is seen in

Rembrandt's Return of the Prodigal Son - the touch, the knowing of

God's first love. It is in holding what is dear. Rather than trying to

manipulate our environment, in the presence of reverence we allow

ourselves to truly encounter the other in mystery.

 

I remember once walking into a very old, small cathedral. I smelled

the accumulated candle wax and lingering incense. I sensed that it had

long been a prayed-in place. I could almost hear the subtle echoes of

ancient prayers. It awakened my yearning for knowing my place as a

human being among the community of worshipers.

 

The face of reverence is our own self-portrait. We look at ourselves

and know the tender place within where the Divine dwells. The key is

to feel the reverence go deep and to give it away at the same time. "

 

Love, dhyana

[Guest guest]

Nice Dhyana and thank you for that post! - chrism

 

, " novalees "

<Novalees wrote:

>

> Hello Beloved Group,

>

> I shared this with another Group, and felt led to share it here as

> well. A little taste of another Path. Love.Today marks the beginning

of the Lenten Season for those who have

[Guest guest]

At 12:02 PM 2/6/2008, you wrote:

> " Give up your past. "

 

I was recently given the opportunity to listen to some MP3s of Caroline Myss and

she was talking about giving up your past as a key to healing. She basically

said that people don't heal because we refuse to let go of our wounds from the

past. It was a powerful message, this is the third or fourth time that message

has come back to my attention in the past couple days.

 

Brandi