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Guest feature: Mother’s Day tribute
Reaching Out Melanie Nixon Reaching Out Melanie Nixon

Guest feature: Mother’s Day tribute

Welcome— my mother Lenora Louise Boek, a dear soul and spiritual mentor. She is a faithful prayer warrior for many. Everyone she meets instantly becomes a special name and face to her. She lovingly reaches in to your heart …

What has it been like to be a Mother?

How has mothering been a way of encouraging your life with God and experiencing His promises?

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Spring. Easter. Poetry.
Reflection Melanie Nixon Reflection Melanie Nixon

Spring. Easter. Poetry.

What comes to your mind with this emphasis? Any number of thoughts, images, feelings, or names may come to mind as you read or hear the word.

…Shakespeare, Dickinson, Angelo, Blake…Psalms and so on? And often saying “I have no idea what I just read or heard” but there is feeling…

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Spiritual exercise: Centering Prayer
Resting Melanie Nixon Resting Melanie Nixon

Spiritual exercise: Centering Prayer

“To share Centering Prayer with others is a preeminent way to fulfill our Christian mission “we are created in the image and likeness of God” and to open out to our brothers and sisters the Way, the Truth, and the Life; that is, the Good News.” (165) by M. Basil Pennington

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