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Blog of the Grateful Bear

ramblings of a freelance panentheist {"all things are in God, and God is in all things"} . . . musings on Emergent spirituality, powerlifting, LGBTQueer issues, contemplative prayer, mysticism, cats, music, healing, and more. I like my coffee and my existentialism dark-roasted.

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I'm an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor), in private practice in Marietta, Georgia. I'm an Episcopagan who is involved in the Emergent Christian conversation. My writings on queer spirituality have been published in Whosoever and several other magazines. I live in a house-in-the-woods (Bear's Hermitage) in Marietta with Leonidas (Lenny) and Guy, Mighty Warrior Cats, and way too many books.


Saturday, November 18, 2006

One Truth, One Voice



“The soul of all is one soul, and the truth is one truth, under whatever religion it is hidden.”

“If the eyes and ears are open, the leaves of the trees become as pages of the Bible. If the heart is alive, the whole life becomes one single vision of His sublime beauty, speaking to us at every moment.”

~ Hazrat Inayat Khan

“Why is it so important that you are with God and God alone on the mountain top? It’s important because it’s the place in which you can listen to the voice of the One who calls you the beloved. To pray is to listen to the One who calls you ‘my beloved daughter,’ ‘my beloved son,’ ‘my beloved child.’ To pray is to let that voice speak to the center of your being, to your guts, and let that voice resound in your whole being.”

~ Henri J. M. Nouwen

3 Comments:

Blogger M.D. Shellhammer said...

There is a place deep within the heart that when awakened appreciates such writing and wordlessly smiles. Thank you so much for this, i'ts beautiful!

Peace
Mark

12:48 PM, November 18, 2006  
Anonymous ned said...

I love these quotes -- so tender and beautiful! I may steal them for my blog at some point. ;-)

11:45 PM, January 26, 2008  
Blogger gratefulbear said...

Ned: Absolutely!

8:25 AM, January 27, 2008  

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