by Coracle | Jul 11, 2025 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Dave Schmigdall (New Story Behavioral Health) guides us into a series of practices meant to help us attend to our bodies and to let them draw us deeper into connection with God and others. Weaving together his own story...
by Ken Wettig | Jul 4, 2025 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Ken Wettig (Corhaven Retreat Center Director) invites us to consider the difference between reflecting about the Trinity and conversing with the Trinity. He guides us into Jesus’ High Priestly Prayer and the...
by Bill Haley | Jun 28, 2025 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Rev. Bill Haley introduces us to simple yet powerful prayer, The Litany of Trust. Written by the Sisters of Life and distributed across the globe, the Litany invites us to confront our fears and insecurities,...
by Margot Eyring | Jun 6, 2025 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty” devotional, Margot Eyring (Coracle Spiritual Direction Coordinator) guides us into a time of intentional attention—of gazing on the world around us in such a way that we perceive the beauty we are normally tempted to skip...
by Drew Masterson | May 23, 2025 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty” devotional, Drew Masterson (college minister) guides us through a few musical and poetic reflections on the Lord’s Prayer. We tend to grow overfamiliar with this most beloved prayer, and these artistic responses offer...
by Coracle | May 8, 2025 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty,” Bette Dickinson (artist and author) guides us into the deep wisdom of Jesus’ teaching in John 12:23, where he illustrates the upside-down growth model of his kingdom with the image of a seed falling into the soil. She...
by Amy Boucher Pye | Apr 17, 2025 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Lent” devotional, Amy Boucher Pye (Author & Spiritual Director) guides us through the first half of Passion Week. She helps us slow down and attend to Jesus’ intentionality through a turbulent week— from his anointing at Bethany and...
by Amy Boucher Pye | Feb 20, 2025 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty” devotional, Amy Boucher Pye (Author, Coracle Spiritual Director) guides us into a time of poetry and prayer. She introduces us to the poetry of Amy Scott Robinson, as well as the biblical poetic form of the refrain. Ultimately, she...
by Coracle | Feb 6, 2025 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Ann Bodling (Coracle Spiritual Director) guides us into a time of music, silence, and prayer. Drawing from Celtic Daily Prayer, she invites us to see the world anew, such that, even on the darkest days, we are able to...
by Scott Buresh | Sep 24, 2024 | Contemplative Life
Eight years ago I was given the precious gift of roaming the British countryside for three weeks with my 3 adult daughters and my son-in-law. We wandered trails through the Cotswolds, the Malvern Hills, and the Lake District, each beautiful In their own distinctive...
by Margot Eyring | Aug 23, 2024 | Contemplative Life
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...
by Coracle | Aug 9, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Dr. Barbara Peacock (Spiritual Director and Author) invites us to consider the core elements of prayer—its foundation, movements, and posture. We hope you will come to a deeper appreciation of your need for God and God’s...
by Bill Haley | Jun 4, 2024 | Contemplative Life
Friends, it’s been a dizzying few weeks with current events and the news cycle. I wonder if you too catch yourself feeling emotionally and intellectually seasick? It’s a lot to keep track of, it’s a lot to feel, it’s a lot to hold. Here’s just a short and...
by Chris Lugo | Mar 23, 2024 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
Confession isn’t merely a spiritual discipline, it is a way to be human. In this “Space for God: Lent” devotional, Rev. Chris Lugo guides us through Psalm 32, unpacking what confession really means and how important it is to living the life Jesus...
by Coracle | Mar 21, 2024 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Lent” devotional, Ann Bodling (Coracle Spiritual Director) guides us into a reflection on the spiritual resonance of light. Beginning with scripture, she then draws in other classic prayers that address, from different angles, our deep longing...
by Ken Wettig | Feb 24, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Ken Wettig (Coracle Community Minister) guides us through The Lord’s Prayer, pausing at each phrase to dive into its deeper significance and invitation. He helps us rediscover the spiritual riches of this often...
by Jeff Lindeman | Feb 18, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Jeff Lindeman (Sr. Dir. of Strategy & Operations) guides us through a few simple and accessible ways he takes refuge in God in his daily life. Through reflecting on some Psalms, music, and art, Jeff invites us into...
by Mary Gardner | Dec 16, 2023 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Advent” devotional, Rev. Mary Gardner (Coracle Spiritual Director) guides us into three spiritual practices focused on Mary’s famous prayer in Luke 1, the “Magnificat.” Using both lectio and visio divina, Mary helps us enter imaginatively into...
by Coracle | Dec 14, 2023 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Advent” devotional, Debra Donnelly-Barton (Coracle Spiritual Director) guides us into a Visio Divina drawing on the story of the Annunciation. She utilizes a modern icon from a Ukranian artist to help us encounter this familiar story afresh...
by Coracle | Nov 20, 2023 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Ann Bodling (Coracle Spiritual Director) guides us into a selection of Psalms and prayers helping us remain attentive to God’s presence in the world. In particular, she invites us to notice the elements of our...
