I hope you enjoyed your weekend and were able to find ways to stay cool during these blisteringly hot summer days. On Sunday afternoon I was able to spend time with other contemplatives, other spiritual directors, and people who were interested in learning more about contemplative prayer and possibly forming community in a new and different way. It was an amazing turnout, and it demonstrated a longing within people to spend time in prayer and to be part of community.
Longing for God is how I saw this group of 50+. It could have just been the 96 degree temperature outside, but to me it felt like everyone was thirsting for God - seeking a closer relationship with the Divine and wanting to share time with others who feel the same.
No matter what you did this weekend, I hope that it too brought you an awareness of God, a sense of wonder, and a feeling of hope! 💙
As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God.
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
When shall I come and appear before God?
- Psalm 42: 1-2
