Far from home is a perfect place to start – Switchfoot (song: Golden) Part I: Struggle to be silent Silence, peace, rest, prayer, all states I cannot seem to be able to be in at the moment. There’s always the urge to do stuff, be productive, be active. There’s always fear of failing, of praying […]
Lectio Divina What is it? The first time I heard about Lectio Divina was two years ago on a silent retreat. I read this book by Anselm Gruen: ‘Bronnen van spiritualiteit’ (sources of spirituality) which handled the topic of this ancient Benedictine meditation practice. Daily life in a Benedictine monastery consisted of three elements: liturgical […]
Joshua 4:4-7 (New International Version) 4 “So Joshua called together the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one from each tribe, 5 and said to them, “Go over before the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to take up a stone on his […]
First of all, I hope you had a fabulous Easter. Jesus is truly risen!!! Today I want to continue my 10-part series with the Examen Prayer of St. Ignatius de Loyola. In the beginning of Lent my Twitter-friend Tara told me she was doing the daily Examen Prayer for Lent, as I was giving up […]
What is it? The Book of Common Prayer is the common title of a number of prayer books of the Church of England and of other Anglican churches. A major revision was published in 1662 (Church of England 1662). That edition has remained the official prayer book of the Church of England, although in the […]
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about how to improve my prayer life. I’ve been feeling uninspired, dull and unfocused to pray. Still I think prayer is the most important part of our spiritual life. That’s why I decided to dedicate a 10-part series to the matter: The Spiritual Toolbox, exploring different types of prayer […]
