Author Archives: rlongwort
The Greenway to the Heart
I have always wondered how to integrate Jesus in with my spiritual practice. Jesus comes from my mother religion. I think other spirital leaders are important and powerful. I just feel that I have a history here and want to take advantage of that. This is an attempt to pull that together as I go about my spiritual practices. Continue reading
Doors on the Past – An Acorn of Life
The waxing gibbous moon came in the window of the tent, from between trees, as we were settling down the night. The whippoorwill made a mad blast of sound a time or two and stopped again. Lying on the ground … Continue reading
There is nothing I shall Want
But there is the rub – I always wanted so much. Whether it was the huge rocks in the lot beside my Belmont house or whether it was a big number of things at my house in Harrisonburg, that needed … Continue reading
Sipping Stones
Last Sunday, I went to Rawley Springs for a Sunday Afternoon. We brought food to cook and found ourselves at the swimming hole, in water that goes up to the waist and then some. It was cold, flowing fast and … Continue reading
More on Go Sin No More.
It is the month of the May Blossoms and the Flower Moon is full tonight. May has left us with a beautiful feeling as we look about into the gardens and the streets where we live. The abundance of colors … Continue reading
Go Sin No More – and Other Confessions
Part of many religions is the idea that we ask forgiveness for sins and this was a prominant ritual in my Catholic Faith. We set out for church for Mass and Confessions and especially at Easter time. While this was … Continue reading
THE BLISS OF SOLITUDE
This morning I was at the ocean front at daybreak. There was a line of what looked like clouds and I did not see any rising sun but could see that light change in a warm way. I stood there … Continue reading
Moriah – Larger and Smaller issues
Moriah told her friend, Sonie, that she often prayed for her. Sonie felt that Moriah’s voice surely had the ear of God and that would do a lot of good for her. Sonie had a hard job working on teeth … Continue reading
Ralph’s Dream on a Sunday Outing to the Park
How dreams open a light into your future, personally and collectively. Continue reading
Shadow and Light a Ladder Make
Seeking Wholeness – Knowing our Shadows and Our Light. Once upon a time there was Darkness over the deep and God said “Let there be light.” And God made his people out of the clay and after much climbing God’s … Continue reading
