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The Rest of Life

The Rest of Life

“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest.   – Matthew 11:28, The Message Imagine with me for a moment that you are the Son of God (stay with me), and you...
“Art for Spiritual Reflection”

“Art for Spiritual Reflection”

In this “Space for God: Beauty,” Rev. Mary Amendolia Gardner (Coracle Spiritual Director) guides us into a time of spiritual reflection focused on a seemingly simple painting by Henry Ossawa Tanner.  She invites us to notice, imagine, and consider how God...
A Simple, Potent Prayer from a Desert Father

A Simple, Potent Prayer from a Desert Father

Late last year I felt led to try to stay closer to the Desert Fathers and Mothers, those Christians from around the southeastern Mediterranean basin in the 3rd and 4th centuries. Their desire for union with God and a God-ly life led them to great renunciations, much...
“Praying for Your New Year”

“Praying for Your New Year”

In this “Space for God” devotional, Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) guides us into a reflection on Matthew 14 and the story of Jesus walking on the water.  He draws our attention to Jesus’ 5 remarks during this episode, using them as...
The Repentance Project is Stepping Forward

The Repentance Project is Stepping Forward

Two steps forward, one step back.  Three steps forward, two steps back.  That’s how progress towards racial justice and healing in America can seem.  So what does a follower of Jesus who longs for the Kingdom of God to come and for the Beloved Community to become real...
“Locus Divina”

“Locus Divina”

In this “Space for God” devotional, Margot Eyring (Coracle Spiritual Direction Coordinator) guides us through a time of locus divina. Flowing out of the practices of lectio and visio divina, locus divina enables us to appreciate the space we currently are...
“The Rest of Life”

“The Rest of Life”

In this “Space for God” devotional, Ken Wettig (Coracle Community Minister) invites us to consider the Biblical definition of rest and its central importance to abundant life with God. He guides us through a “life audit” so that we can see more...
“Catching the Fire”

“Catching the Fire”

In this “Space for God” devotional, Rev. Bill Haley guides us into a meditation on fire.  Tracing the theme of fire through scripture, Bill helps us wrestle with our invitation to be both purified and illuminated by God’s fire of love. EXPLORE Past...
The Last At Bat

The Last At Bat

by: Roena Clarke It was April 1985. I remember it like it was yesterday. My parents and I, and my brother Jimmy, who was 25 years old and in his last days of battling cancer, were headed to Pennsylvania for a fast -pitch softball tournament. Jimmy was an incredible...
God whispers, “Be Still”

God whispers, “Be Still”

It’s only been a couple of weeks since I felt led to offer a “how to stay grounded and peaceful in God” reflection.  And then these past few days, phew!  And that’s just the United States, not to mention Ukraine and Gaza and places of war and other places and people...