The mystic seeks direct experience of the divine to explore its perceptual, emotional, and metaphysical nature. For the mystic, the entire universe is conscious and alive, saturated by an all-encompassing eternal and loving Presence.
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In the mystical consciousness of divinity,
love saturates my being,
But sometimes, along the way, we get off the train
and, startled by beauty, question the whole routine.
God wants us to know where we live,
to open our senses to now
and this and here,
because wherever we are is God.
The Psalms are not fluffy poetry read by a Shakespeare actor in tights and a puffy shirt.
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Dancing through Fire: Daily Poems of Wisdom, Passion, and Peace is an invitation to deepen one’s passion and peace through daily poetry. The reader can feel the sensuousness of each poem: how the words appear in the mind’s eye, how they touch the skin of life, how they stir the spirit’s heart.
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I have always loved rainbows—
their awe-inspiring beauty,
Can it be, the Divine comes to walk with us
on the road of our doubts,
our pain, our brokenness?
With deep understanding of the human spirit, each poem by Tina Datsko de Sánchez touches the reader’s core with its rich imagery and holy metaphors.
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I’m from down under in NZ, so our Lenten season is inverted where we journey through autumn to winter rather than spring to summer. Feel free to use it.
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Easter, Ascension, and Pentecost do not form three seasons. The Easter season celebrates the three dimensions of the resurrection, ascension, and the sending of the Spirit.
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Even and especially in these difficult times, the Lenten journey can be an encouraging, enlightening path to hope, resilience, and new life.
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May blessings abound for you where they are not expected.
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His Dream still wishes to anoint
the barricades of faith and of control.
It isn’t just Jesus’ birthday. The whole of creation is reborn.
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Looking for a spiritual retreat to tide you over in quiet contemplation during the holy days leading up to Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, Christmas, Kwanzaa, New Year’s Day, and Epiphany? Here are many choices — some Christian and inclusive, others multifaith — from which you can find a perfect match for your needs.
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We know now he gave us this meal
to nourish our endurance,
Maybe everything hurts,
Our hearts shadowed & strange.
