Our challenge today is to trust the power of love at the heart of life, to let ourselves be seized by love, to create and invent ways for love to evolve into a global wholeness of unity, compassion, justice, and peacemaking.
~ Ilia Delio
Religion
Would that…
Would that we
were more prone
to multiplying kindnesses
than words.© 2016 Dennis Ference
My Life
I do not look to experience God
outside of life, but within life…,
and my life, to be sure.© 2017 Dennis Ference
Another Name for God
I claim to be a passionate seeker after truth,
which is another name for God.~ Mahatma Gandhi
Wine and Pickles
In contemplating
the depth and dignity of life,
take a moment to consider
spines and prickles
wine and pickles–
how they add zip and zing
to the whole of it.© 2017 Dennis Ference
My Prayer
In calm or stormy seas,
my prayer will always be:
my life is in Your hands.© 2016 Dennis Ference
Many Truths
There are many truths;
we have not the complete truth
about God, our neighbors, or ourselves.
If we had, we would have nothing to learn
and life would be completely static.~ Robert E. Kennedy
Power of Spiritual Practice
The transforming power
of spiritual practice
is a product of grace
and perseverance.
Don’t imagine
you can do without
either.© 2017 Dennis Ference
Life Questions
Treat your life questions
with honor and dignity,
and they will give weight
and integrity to your journey.© 2017 Dennis Ference
Beneath every anxiety…
Beneath every anxiety
lies our mortality,
which can be
befriended
but never bested.© 2017 Dennis Ference
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