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Welcoming Pain as a Guide
Setting the scene: Typing these words as I lay on an ice pack. So we're moving. Across the country. And I'm not sure how it happened,...
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shelisloterbeek
- May 9
- 2 min
An Empathetic Witness
At a retreat recently with Beth Taulman Miller, she said these two words that have traveled with me in the last few weeks. The two words...
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shelisloterbeek
- Apr 6
- 1 min
Embodied Prayer
I pray to God—my life a prayer— and wait for what he’ll say and do. Psalm 130:5 MSG Embodied Prayer if God is okay with anger and...
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shelisloterbeek
- Feb 9
- 1 min
Cultivating a Listening Life
I recently had the privilege of leading a workshop at the Spiritual Formation Society of Arizona's conference "The Contemplative Way". It...
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shelisloterbeek
- Dec 19, 2021
- 4 min
Lessons in Writing an Icon and Contemplating Mary
There are a few things on my bucket list - and learning how to paint an icon was one of them. I’ve been particularly drawn to them over...
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shelisloterbeek
- Oct 30, 2021
- 5 min
Silencing the Inner Critic
Once upon a time there was this girl who had a difficult time accepting criticism or critique of any kind. She had this voice inside her...
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shelisloterbeek
- Sep 27, 2021
- 2 min
Holding All the Falling
"The leaves fall, fall as from far, Like distant gardens withered in the heavens; They fall with slow and lingering descent. And in the...
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shelisloterbeek
- Aug 19, 2021
- 2 min
Divine Presence - in the learning and unlearning
A memory of learning to ride my bike came to me this morning. I remembered my purple hand-me-down bike with the white plastic woven...
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shelisloterbeek
- Jun 13, 2021
- 2 min
My Whole Life Toward Heaven
Nearly every morning I sit with the sun. I watch it as it brings light to the space where I reside. I am not unaware that it has already...
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shelisloterbeek
- Apr 18, 2021
- 2 min
literally, experiencing God
I have an office space that I share with therapists (they're great - so if you're looking for one and local, let me know) and every other...
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shelisloterbeek
- Apr 2, 2021
- 3 min
The Cross in my Neighborhood
I honestly don't remember the first time I walked the stations of the cross. I know it was probably only a few years ago, but I don't...
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shelisloterbeek
- Mar 28, 2021
- 2 min
a slow journey through lent: day 40
Today. Today is the day. Palm Sunday. The Triumphal entry. I feel like this day is like watching a movie I've seen dozens of times. I...
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shelisloterbeek
- Mar 27, 2021
- 1 min
a slow journey through lent: day 39
We've arrived near the end of our lenten journey. Tomorrow is Palm Sunday - the triumphal entry. I can think of nothing better than to...
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shelisloterbeek
- Mar 26, 2021
- 1 min
a slow journey through lent: day 38
Take a few deep breaths and settle down into a quiet space. Listen to this song based on Psalm 118 sitting with the music. See what you...
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shelisloterbeek
- Mar 25, 2021
- 2 min
a slow journey through lent: day 37
Today, read through the passage for the week again Psalm 118:19-29 in the Message version. Then read through Nan Merrill's interpretation...
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shelisloterbeek
- Mar 24, 2021
- 2 min
a slow journey through lent: day 36
Today we will sit with the scripture for the week, Psalm 118:19-29. Before beginning to read - take at least three deep breaths....
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shelisloterbeek
- Mar 23, 2021
- 2 min
a slow journey through lent: day 35
Reflect back on this week with Psalm 119:9-16. Is there a particular word that you have come back to repeatedly? What is it about that...
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shelisloterbeek
- Mar 22, 2021
- 2 min
How Did I Get Here?
I've been thinking a lot about how I was (am still being) formed to the person I am today. How did I get to this exact moment. And the...
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shelisloterbeek
- Mar 22, 2021
- 2 min
a slow journey through lent: day 34
I took this photo with black and white film (yes that kind you had to take to the store or send away and have it developed) in the...
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shelisloterbeek
- Mar 20, 2021
- 1 min
a slow journey through lent: day 32 & 33
Today or tomorrow head over to A Quiet Space and let me guide you through a sacred seeing (visio divina). You can sit through the...
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