Reflections

Enjoy these thoughtful reflections from Sacred Ground Program Coordinator Jessica Sanborn and Marketing and Communications Coordinator Ashley Brooks. Rooted in our contemplative tradition, these writings offer gentle reminders of the spiritual enrichment Sacred Ground nurtures—both in our formation programs and in the broader rhythms of life and community.
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Spiritual Directors Listen Deeply

We believe that this work of deep, compassionate, non-judgmental listening is an essential and desperately needed healing gift in a world longing for wholeness and meaning.

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Openess

Hearts and lives wide open. This is both an invitation and a prayer.

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Beloved, Love Together

I want my heart to be open and receptive, and the experience of the Beloved dwelling in my heart fills me with transformative hope. And the need to love together, the need to love in and as a world-wide community, feels like a necessary invitation today.

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LOVE

God loves us with particularity and delight. Experiencing the specificity of God's love changes the very core of our being.

And God's love invites us to a Love that seeks the flourishing of all. 

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Radical Welcome and Hospitality

When we experience such unconditional welcome and love, it transforms us. We are then also invited to live that welcome and love to the people and world around us.

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Neighbors

The world needs neighbors right now.

I love how in the parable of the Good Samaritan Jesus turned the question "Who is my neighbor?" into "Who was the neighbor? Go be a neighbor."

What does that mean for you? For me? Today? In this time that we are in?

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