06/01/2026
"It makes me wonder what we need to do to recover the meaning of the word “awesome.” We apply the word to a good meal, a great song, a fun party, a three-pointer, whatever. I suspect that a key element in our spiritual lives, in our relationship with the Holy One, is to spend time in amazed reflection on the wonder of it all. In many ways, we’ve lost that. We sometimes find ourselves boring people in church. In our own lives, we spend time as functional atheists, not recognizing that we live in the presence of God the creator. My own spiritual challenge is to recognize each day that my life unfolds in the presence of God, in relationship to God, a mindfulness that calls for both accountability on my part and gratitude for grace."
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Mindfulness is apparently all the rage, for good reason. It’s an important spiritual practice, as many religious traditions indicate. As the priest, Nicolas Malebranche (1638-1715) noted: Attentiveness is the prayer of the soul. In a world marked by innumerable distractions as close as the smart...
