Dear Friends,
We hope that you are safe and well.
Today's Meditation presents Jan Phillips' poem on "What is a Mystic." It comes to us from Donna Gaspar--it reminded her of our Sunday Eucharist theme.
We invite you to join us as we commit ourselves to working tirelessly to end systemic and structural racism in our society, in the church, in healthcare, in the workplace--wherever it shows up so that everyone may come to have more abundant life. May this meditation nourish our contemplative-active hearts and sustain all of us in action.
In the spirit of our philosophy of co-creating community and our awareness that the Spirit speaks through each of us, we invite you to share your meditations with us as well. We truly believe that it is God's economy of abundance: when we share our blessings, our thoughts, our feelings, we are all made richer.
We hope and pray that you find peace, healing, hope and the infusion of joy in your life!
With our love and care,
Ron and Jean
MEDITATION 619: "What is a Mystic" Jan Phillips
What Is a Mystic?
Someone who has mastered abandon.
Someone who is mad for mystery,
who seeks out uncertainty,
who picks doubt for a dance partner.
A mystic is someone who lights the candle
and cries for joy,
crazy in love with No One.
A mystic doesn’t argue about God,
defend God,
crusade for God.
A mystic is a burning bush,
a spark of the Holy Bonfire,
the one in the corner
laughing at Nothing.
Don’t look for bruised knees, bowed heads,
hands clasped or beating breasts.
Don’t listen for mea culpa,
talk of sin, right or wrong.
If you’re looking for a mystic
look in the forest, not a church.
Look for someone with an apron on,
with work boots and gloves.
Look for someone who’s pitching in,
helping out, someone doing something
to set this world aright.
A mystic makes breakfast
of the Great Beloved
and all day long
metabolizes love.
—from Still On Fire by Jan Phillips
Upcoming Events
We invite you to join us for our
Spiritual Discussion Evening on Zoom: Wednesday March 16, 7:00-8:00PM ET
“Serving from the Center: A contemplative approach to serving forced migrants and promoting healing, health and wholeness”
Speaker: Timothy Kelly, Sr. Program Specialist, U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement, Division of Refugee Health and Oblate of the World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM), member of WCCM's International Meditatio Council, Social Justice Outreach
Wednesday ~ March 16 ~ 7:00pm
Zoom Link:
Topic: Spiritual Discussion ~ Serving from the Center
Time: Mar 16, 2022 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87883847094?pwd=KzRhL3hCTmFrQmZ0SUhxdHRpSlFFQT09
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