Brewed Fresh Daily

As modern as I am, there's still something spiritual about the first day of the week, especially when both Steve Goldberg and Sandy Piderit post entries that speak to the heart. From Sandy:

This morning I woke with a hunger for spiritual reflection, and found my way from Reverend Lois' blog, Heart at Work, to the Cassandra pages which are in Rev. Lois' blogroll to a reflective article by Sister Joan Chittester on her recent journey to Japan. Finally my mind alighted on her invitation to practice lectio divina on three quotes with the shared theme of kindness. I will spend time today and ever after meditating on becoming one with these words.

From Steve a teaching from Gelek Rimpoche, "Fear is not considered a negativity like attachment, anger, and ignorance, but it is a mental faculty that tortures us into duplicity." Steve comments:

How many times have we worried about outcomes and hedge our bets with partial efforts or splitting concentration with finding angles to spin the results? The "white" lie, the manipulation of people to support us ...or to take the fall. The "managing" of risk before committing, or even out and out waiting on the sidelines and cheer for the team that is obviously going to win. The metaphors to civic or entrepreneurial efforts are obvious in our community.

I count it a blessing to be in community with these friends.