We have entered the most holiest of weeks for Christians and will soon be enveloped in the Triduum – three days of prayer in preparation of the greatest feast of the church year.
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Posts Tagged ‘meditation’
The Triduum: Why these Three Days?
Posted by Sharon Pearson on April 4th, 2012
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Tags: children's ministry, Christian formation, Good Friday, Holy Week, Jesus, Maundy Thursday, meditation 
Comments OffFailing Lent
Posted by Sharon Pearson on March 28th, 2012
I think I failed Lent this year. I started out pretty good. 7:30 am Ash Wednesday service, morning meditation as usual. But something happened along the way, and it just sort of got away from me.
|The Gethsemane Watch
Posted by Sharon Pearson on March 21st, 2012
Whatever vehicle is chosen to focus our prayer, the Gethsemane watch presents us with a superb opportunity to teach faithfulness in prayer and discipleship. “Could you not keep awake one hour?” were the words of Jesus in reproach to his hapless followers in the first Gethsemane.
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Posted by Sharon Pearson on March 16th, 2012
A woman’s touch has traditionally meant “a little something extra to bring grace, charm and beauty to a situation” – a decorative option. However, as is so often in life, the decorative of one era becomes the essential for another.
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Tags: Advent, incarnation, Lent, meditation, resurrection, spirituality, women Comments OffIn the Desert? Call for Help!
Posted by Sharon Pearson on March 8th, 2012
Modern life is not so different from the past, in that human nature is not innately inclined to turn to God for help. Our nature is more inclined to turn to God when we’re at wits’ end because our own efforts can’t save the day. When we feel defeated or threatened, we are ready to cry for help. We are in the spiritual “desert experience,” where our despairing hearts yearn for God’s kingdom, where all things are possible.
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Tags: desert, Lent, meditation, prayer, spirituality Comments OffProstrate
Posted by Sharon Pearson on March 6th, 2012
Laying face down on the acupuncturist’s table, I took a few deep breaths and settled myself into a time to relax and pray. It was still early, barely 8:30 am, and I had just come from an Ash Wednesday liturgy.
|In the Devil’s Frying Pan: The Desert Experience
Posted by Sharon Pearson on February 23rd, 2012
Lent is the time in the church calendar when we remember how Jesus was “led by the spirit” into the desert to face the devil’s temptation and to experience personally the power of the living God. It is a time to consider our own “desert experiences,” when we take risks and commit our plans to God.
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Tags: desert, discernment, Jesus, Lent, meditation, spirituality Comments OffAsh Wednesday
Posted by Sharon Pearson on February 22nd, 2012
Today we begin our season of pilgrimage with Jesus. First into the desert, then into Jerusalem. May this season be one of spiritual renewal for you and those you share ministry with.
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Tags: Ash Wednesday, Lent, meditation, prayer, resources Comments OffBeing Wrong
Posted by Sharon Pearson on February 15th, 2012
For many, Lent and guilt are synonymous. Lent is the yearly opportunity to reflect on our “wrongness,” purge guilty consciences and practice self-denial, so one might live unfettered by these weighty topics the rest of the year.
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Tags: adults, Ash Wednesday, children's ministry, Christianity, discernment, Lent, meditation, wrongness Comments OffLetting God Be God
Posted by Sharon Pearson on February 14th, 2012
Sometimes we need to acknowledge that our small, finite, frail human existence requires that we stand in awe of the Creator and just appreciate who we are, where we are in our faith journey and what God has spread before us.
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Tags: death, discernment, God, meditation, social media, spirituality Comments OffKnowledge and Wisdom
Posted by Sharon Pearson on February 7th, 2012
“So Dad, as you are approaching 90 years old, what makes life worth living for you?” “I try to learn something new every day,” he said quickly. “That makes me feel like the day has been worth it.”
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Tags: adults, Christian formation, communication, discernment, elderly, meditation, spirituality, wisdom Comments OffEulogies and Jesus
Posted by Sharon Pearson on January 29th, 2012
Eulogies are also informative, relational, and emotionally affecting, so they often bring laughter, tears, tranquility and some catharsis to people in mourning.
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