by Erin Clifford | Mar 16, 2023 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Lent,” Rev. Dr. Erin Clifford (Fuller Theological Seminary) draws our attention to John the Baptist’s exuberant declaration about Jesus in John 1, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the...
by Kristy Wallace Grant | Mar 15, 2023 | Liturgical Seasons
For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:1 At noon on Ash Wednesday, a handful of us gathered online for Wednesday Noonday Prayer. While some came wearing ashes, we all arrived in that virtual...
by Chris Lugo | Mar 14, 2023 | Justice and Mercy, Liturgical Seasons
Coracle recently hosted a Lenten Service in Arlington, VA, which was led by Coracle Community Minister, Rev. Chris Lugo. This is his homily from that evening, re-recorded for quality. He shares the powerful story of Tom Tarrants—Klan terrorist turned passionate...
by Kristy Wallace Grant | Mar 2, 2023 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Lent,” Kristy Wallace Grant (Repentance Project Director) guides us through both a lectio divina and a breath prayer practice on Habakkuk 1-2:1. Through dwelling on this passage, she helps us appreciate the dynamics and movements of...
by Chris Lugo | Feb 23, 2023 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God,” Rev. Chris Lugo (Coracle Community Minister for DC/NoVA) guides us into the penitential season of Lent with a reflection on Hosea 12:2-6. He reminds us of our daily need to “return to our God,” not so that we remain...
by Chris Lugo | Feb 21, 2023 | Liturgical Seasons
This week we will be celebrating two important moments in the church calendar: Ash Wednesday and Lent. Ash Wednesday starts by focusing the Christian’s heart on repentance and prayer, usually through personal and communal confession. Lent likewise is a 40-day period...
by Coracle | Jan 6, 2023 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Advent,” Wanda Bickers (Coracle Spiritual Director), guides us through a time of visio divina, or prayerfully encountering God through a combination of visual art and scripture. She focuses on Luke 1:25-40, and draws our attention...
by Kristy Wallace Grant | Dec 20, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
Mary responded, “Oh, how my soul praises the Lord. How my spirit rejoices in God my Savior! For he took notice of his lowly servant girl, and from now on all generations will call me blessed. For the Mighty One is holy, and he has done great things for me. He shows...
by Bill Haley | Dec 16, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons, Vocation
In the early 2000s, in the dead of winter, Tara and I spent several weeks in eastern Romania, serving street kids there and those who work with them. While we were there, we attended an Orthodox Church, which architecturally and visually was similar to every other...
by Bill Haley | Dec 14, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
Tis the season for Advent and Christmas Carols, and as much as the tunes themselves, even more so I’m deeply inspired by the words of them. At the core of the songs are poems. In her recent New York Times column, Anglican priest Tish Warren Harrison explores...
by Coracle | Dec 8, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Advent,” Susan Ward guides us through a time combining the practices of lectio divina and visio divina to draw us into the story of the Annunciation to Mary in Luke 1. Through repeated scripture readings accompanied by beautiful...
by Coracle | Dec 1, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God,” Debra Donnelly-Barton (Coracle Spiritual Director) guides us through the Ignatian Spiritual Exercise of Imaginative Gospel Reading. She helps us encounter with all of our senses the story of Jesus with Mary and Martha from Luke 10 as a way...
by Ken Wettig | Apr 12, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
Did Jesus “hear God” during his last days on Earth? There are only two times in the synoptic Gospels when the audible voice of God is heard and recorded—Jesus’ Baptism and the Mount of Transfiguration. It is worth noting that both times the Father’s voice says...
by Bill Haley | Apr 12, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God,” Rev. Bill Haley guides us in a slow walk through the different Gospel accounts of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. We get a powerful and humbling look at Jesus’ deep humanity on display that night, and Bill offers prompts...
by Drew Masterson | Apr 8, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God,” Drew Masterson guides us through Malcolm Guite’s powerful series of 14 sonnets following Jesus from Pilate’s court, to the Cross, and into the tomb (from Guite’s book Sounding the Seasons). Drew invites us to...
by Coracle | Mar 29, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Lent,” Amy Boucher Pye (Coracle Spiritual Director) guides us through a Gospel Imaginative Prayer exercise as Jesus makes a decisive turn towards the Cross in John’s Gospel. With Amy’s help, we are able to place...
by Coracle | Mar 24, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: BIBLE” reflection, Demetrius Summerville (of LIFT Orlando) guides us through Matthew 14 as a window into how we might make space for God even in the thick of swirling distractions—rampant injustice, constant interruptions,...
by Scott Buresh | Mar 21, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
What little I know of sheep, other than that they are incredibly cute and wooly, is that they are not very bright and easily wander into trouble and danger. Thankfully, we also know God loves sheep, and He loves shepherds. Psalms 95:7 and 100:3 proclaim He is our...
by Danny Nasry | Mar 9, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Lent,” Danny Nasry (Coracle Community Minister) reflects on the reality of desert experiences, both in Scripture and in our lives. The desert can be a painful, stark, challenging place, but it can also be a place of great beauty...
by Danny Nasry | Mar 2, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
“Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”If you attend a church that observes Ash Wednesday, a pastor or priest will murmur these words to you soon before anointing your head with a cross of ashes. It’s a profound and tangible reminder of the...
