to listen and to apprehendby slowly unfolding withinthe present moment to unshackle from busyness –the devil’s hold upon this age –by simply being with our eyes unshuttered and earsunstopped in explosive, divine,ordinary time to hear so clear what goes unheardto see indeed what goes unseenlike life is here now now our eyes see saturationsand ears …
Your Pulse and Your Breath as Pathways to Prayer
Put two fingers on your neckand feel your pulse—the current of blood coursing lifefrom your heart throughout your body.You did not think to your heart, "Beat!",or to your blood, "Move!",and yet here you are:alive, upright, and living.Quiet yourself amidstthe din of the worldand listen to your beating heart.In every beat, God whispers,"I love you! I …
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Keep Watch: the call to attentiveness in Advent
"Day after day, my Lord, I stand on the watchtower; every night I stay at my post." (Isaiah 21:8) "Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come." (Matthew 24:42) To keep watch is a gospel command. We watch because it takes focus and intentionality to see our Lord …
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Matthew Erickson 