by Bradley UMC | Sep 26, 2022 | Meditation Moment
Amma Syncletica said, “In the beginning there are a great many battles and a good deal of suffering for those who are advancing towards God and afterwards, ineffable joy. It is like those who wish to light a fire; at first, they are choked by the smoke and cry, and by...
by Bradley UMC | Sep 19, 2022 | Meditation Moment
Psalm 46:10 reads, “Be still, and know that I am God!” The original Hebrew root meaning for the word “Be still” is not to be quiet, but to “Let go.” What the psalmist is saying is “Let go and know I am God.” What do you need to let go of to fully know...
by Bradley UMC | Sep 12, 2022 | Meditation Moment
Monday Morning Meditation Moment “The greatest need of our time is to clean out the enormous mass of mental and emotional rubbish that clutters our minds and makes of all political and social life a mass illness. Without this housecleaning, we cannot begin to see....
by Bradley UMC | Sep 5, 2022 | Meditation Moment
The desert fathers and mothers are those who went out into the desert around Egypt in the first centuries of the Christian faith. They were seeking to live as a disciple of Jesus Christ by being alone in prayer with God. In this way, monastic communities came into...
by Bradley UMC | Aug 29, 2022 | Meditation Moment
Here is a saying from an early Christian desert mother, Amma Sarah, who was aware of the depth of her spirituality. She did not need approval of anyone for who she was for the inner journey she had undertaken. Not willing to be diminished by foolish and arrogant men,...
