by Bradley UMC | Oct 17, 2022 | Meditation Moment
Amma Syncletica beckons us into true freedom that does not rely on external things for inner happiness and peace. The early ascetics valued simplicity, modesty, and acceptance of their physical situations. They sought balance in their daily lives, aware that they were...
by Bradley UMC | Oct 10, 2022 | Meditation Moment
Here is a prayer by someone who was seeking to grow spiritually near to God. If you are seeking to live as a child of God and know the Creator intimately, this is a prayer to assist you on the journey. “Grant me, O Lord my God, a mind to know you, a heart...
by Bradley UMC | Oct 3, 2022 | Meditation Moment
Enter more childlike thoughts about God. Enter a God who prances, dances, smiles, and laughs. Enter a God whose greatest use of power is gifting it. Enter a God who believes that rainbows are for walking, not simply viewing. Enter a God who lives in an ocean of...
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....
