tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565601.post9032169756825150655..comments2024-02-05T20:50:25.209-05:00Comments on Quantum Theology: Column: Prayer of the exhausted - sleepMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12617476463347663364noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565601.post-19905212739143247002011-04-03T22:33:32.674-04:002011-04-03T22:33:32.674-04:00Robin,
I will tell PSD that his advice is seeping...Robin,<br /><br />I will tell PSD that his advice is seeping out. I go back in a couple of weeks (it's one way to celebrate birthday)!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12617476463347663364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565601.post-15592264783908757082011-04-02T22:11:02.273-04:002011-04-02T22:11:02.273-04:00Cathy, I remember when you were posting lovely Com...Cathy, I remember when you were posting lovely Compline prayers each night on FB.<br /><br />And Denise and Cindy, I would be laughing over the too-busy to go on retreat and the ticket except that I had an experience where I arrived on retreat in what could properly be called a tizzy (<a href="http://quantumtheology.blogspot.com/2008/06/wading-in.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>) and ended up having one of the most settled retreats I've ever had...Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12617476463347663364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565601.post-42605165999566953512011-04-02T08:23:55.104-04:002011-04-02T08:23:55.104-04:00Similar to what Cindy said - from the Order of Com...Similar to what Cindy said - from the Order of Compline we have: Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ; give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous; and all for your love's sake. Amen.<br /><br />Michelle, thank you for this post and for the others who have commented.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15279097751133383753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565601.post-2076510767131933022011-04-01T08:10:36.189-04:002011-04-01T08:10:36.189-04:00So this morning when I awoke before 5:00, I though...So this morning when I awoke before 5:00, I thought about sleep as a Lenten practice. <br /><br />You'll have to tell PSD that I am thinking about this one seriously. It has been an awfully long time since I had a night's uninterrupted sleep.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898073277524952683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565601.post-21566241559060549712011-04-01T06:47:09.866-04:002011-04-01T06:47:09.866-04:00Denise -
I laughed about your being "too bu...Denise - <br /><br />I laughed about your being "too busy" to go on a retreat. Last October I got a speeding ticket on my way to a retreat!<br /><br />I found that hilarious (except when writing the check) and was very grateful that on the way home - no speeding, no ticket!!Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05147416487171740144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565601.post-54695799576468775262011-03-31T23:09:02.225-04:002011-03-31T23:09:02.225-04:00Katherine, you're welcome! I'm glad it was...Katherine, you're welcome! I'm glad it was helpful.Denisehttp://picturinggod.ignatianspirituality.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565601.post-86775143868337849822011-03-31T23:07:53.233-04:002011-03-31T23:07:53.233-04:00Sleep as a Lenten discipline--I could get behind t...Sleep as a Lenten discipline--I could get behind that idea! This post calls to mind how I, years ago, was planning on going on a retreat but was so busy. I remember commenting to a friend at the time that it was <em>because</em> I was so busy and had no time for retreat that I needed to take the time for retreat. Now I remember the retreat, not the other things I was "supposed" to do that weekend.Denisehttp://picturinggod.ignatianspirituality.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565601.post-49198654426234165292011-03-31T22:59:02.611-04:002011-03-31T22:59:02.611-04:00Oh, and the above was me. I keep forgetting to mai...Oh, and the above was me. I keep forgetting to maintain consistent logins. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565601.post-31887337078603104102011-03-31T22:57:41.584-04:002011-03-31T22:57:41.584-04:00Speaking of prayer: Denise, if you read this:
Tha...Speaking of prayer: Denise, if you read this: <br />Thank you for the link! I briefly responded here-http://quantumtheology.blogspot.com/2011/03/where-is-god-here-and-now.htmlKatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252507801022622522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565601.post-70046831090566887362011-03-31T10:42:36.010-04:002011-03-31T10:42:36.010-04:00Cindy,
This is a beautiful reflection in and of i...Cindy,<br /><br />This is a beautiful reflection in and of itself, thank you for sharing it!<br /><br />Rabbi Abraham Heschel said "Prayer is not a stratagem for occasional use." and I might add my voice to yours and say prayer is an eminently practical practice.<br /><br />grace and peace,<br /><br />MichelleMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12617476463347663364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565601.post-40141739189533442292011-03-31T06:47:54.068-04:002011-03-31T06:47:54.068-04:00This past week I've been home alone. Everyone...This past week I've been home alone. Everyone gone on various trips and with important things keeping them occupied.<br /><br />This both frightens and intrigues me. Such beautiful silence. Such terrible silence.<br /><br />For years I would get too nervous to sleep here. And often at 10 or 11 I'd high-tail it to a local motel or my parents' house.<br /><br />But the LOH helps in such an amazingly practical and down to earth way. Night Prayer simple re-aligns my life, my soul, and my brain. <br /><br />Protect us Lord as we stay awake watch over us when we sleep; that awake we may keep watch with Christ and asleep rest in His peace.<br /><br />I say that til I do fall asleep, resting in his peace. <br /><br />And then it informs my day. A night full of trusting and resting has made my days easier to fill with gratitude and praise. <br /><br />(I'm also taking the "...and protect us from all anxiety...." at Daily Mass totally personally)<br /><br />This is odd to admit, but I know prayer works for others .... I participate in it and see it. I am humbled and grateful to see that it works for me too.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05147416487171740144noreply@blogger.com