Daily Question, June 8 What connects me to a sense of the sacred? 40 Reflections Share Click here to cancel reply.Please log in or Create a Profile to post a comment. Notify me when someone replies to my comment via e-mail. Malag1 year agoMalagA reverence for the preciousness of this earth and this life 2 Reply Dusty Su1 year agoDusty SuWhat connects you to a sense of the sacred? I have said for decades that the ocean is my church. Music lifts my soul and moves me to other realms. Reading empathetically transports me. Simple acts of love and kindness can be a pure reflection of God’s hands in action. A sunrise, shooting stars, hummingbirds' migration bring tears. But today, even in the most tragic of settings, the tranquil look on the face of my friend’s brother (my Thai family) who just passed is the most sacred of all. ...What connects you to a sense of the sacred? I have said for decades that the ocean is my church. Music lifts my soul and moves me to other realms. Reading empathetically transports me. Simple acts of love and kindness can be a pure reflection of God’s hands in action. A sunrise, shooting stars, hummingbirds’ migration bring tears. But today, even in the most tragic of settings, the tranquil look on the face of my friend’s brother (my Thai family) who just passed is the most sacred of all. Gone is the cancer, struggle, pain, and discouragements of life. With tender love, his family has bathed and dressed him in a suit and placed him on a bed for a time of prayer with monks and well-wishers. The golden flowers in his hand at his breast have readied him to cross the bridge to the beyond. Those mourning his loss pour lustral water over his other outstretched hand to release any ill deeds between them. Even in the time of COVID-19 and forced distance, we send him off with love and gratitude. I whisper a prayer of sorts. “Don’t look down, nor back, our friend. Look ahead! May what greets you be better than you could ever expect. May the Angels gather you in love, and may those of us who remain journey on well until we meet again!” Sadhu/Amen! Read More6 Reply Debra1 year agoDebraBeautifully expressed with so much feeling and love. Bless you, 2 Reply Dusty Su1 year agoDusty SuThank you. Bless you, too! 1 Reply Michele1 year agoMicheleCondolences to you on the loss of your friend from Thailand. What a beautiful reflection and description. 1 Reply Dusty Su1 year agoDusty SuThank you Michele…appreciated… 1 Reply Antoinette1 year agoAntoinetteLife -consciousness Connect me to the sacred. 1 Reply Laura1 year agoLauraBeing in nature and just being alone with my thoughts in my bedroom with a candle lit helps to keep me grounded. Spending time with my dogs and cuddling them is especially a connecting experience acknowledging how my time with them is in a sense limited. Going to temples and churches also connects me. Really anywhere peaceful & quiet with no distractions where I can be alone with my thoughts. 3 Reply Michele1 year agoMicheleyes, candlelight is peaceful and a bit magical too:) 0 Reply Alexie1 year agoAlexieWhat connects me to a sense of the sacred: nature, reading outside, music, and love. 2 Reply sb1 year agosbNature – everytime! 3 Reply Don Jones1 year agoDon JonesTo realise my true nature is to realise that one is the only One that is. This is a paradoxical combination of worship, admiration, wonder, for the One, and at the same time realising that all this is the experience of the One by the One. That one’s own Self-awareness is none other than God’s own Self-awareness. 3 Reply Hajira 💕 Buser1 year agoHajira 💕 BuserWhat connects me to the sacred: Dancing 🩰 Reading 📖 holy texts Hearing birds sing as I work my garden in the morning Loving & hurting In pausing and becoming aware Thus do I see and feel the divinity in the sacred place inside. 4 Reply dcdeb1 year agodcdebThe earth the earth the earth the earth the trees the trees the trees 4 Reply Erica1 year agoEricaBeing outside, listening to my children talking and laughing with each other, prayer, sitting quietly with my puppy, meditating, walking. 4 Reply Mica1 year agoMicaMy heart, sometimes – 3 Reply Linda1 year agoLindaWhen I truly connect with another person. Be it a child who smiles at me in the mall, or a dear friend who patiently listens when I need it. The sacred is in all of us and I am grateful for this reminder to pay more attention. 3 Reply Debra1 year agoDebraWhat connects me to a sense of the sacred? Love connects me in an ever-present way to the sacred and I am immensely grateful for those loved ones, acquaintances and strangers that bless my path with the guidance of Spirit. 5 Reply Lauryn1 year agoLaurynNature is what comes to mind for me. 4 Reply SK1 year agoSKWhen the veil is lifted and I am in that “thin place ” (Celtic) for being in the presence of Holy. It is when I know God walks in my garden when I see the trees moved by the wind I cannot see; when the sunlight of the mornings and afternoons play against each leaf with brilliance; when the whooosh of life flows through me with such peace. That is the sacred to me. 8 Reply Mica1 year agoMica‘Thin place’ – thank you, SK – I’ll try to be aware of that 1 Reply Carol1 year agoCarolI would say the primary thing that connects me to a sense of the sacred is music. It lifts me up but also opens me up and keeps me vulnerable. It challenges me to be fully human, whole and holy present to this mystery we call life. 11 Reply Katrina1 year agoKatrinaHaving been notified of the passing of 2 dear friends yesterday, today I would say one of the things that connects me to a sense of the sacred is that pivotal moment between life and death (or whatever terms you want to use). To be with someone who passes from this life into the next is one of the most sacred moments I have ever experienced. Having been a hospital chaplain for a time, and a congregational pastor - I have had the privilege of being present several times at this passing. There is ...Having been notified of the passing of 2 dear friends yesterday, today I would say one of the things that connects me to a sense of the sacred is that pivotal moment between life and death (or whatever terms you want to use). To be with someone who passes from this life into the next is one of the most sacred moments I have ever experienced. Having been a hospital chaplain for a time, and a congregational pastor – I have had the privilege of being present several times at this passing. There is truly a Holy Presence; it is a sacred moment – even in the midst of sorrow, loneliness, sometimes even relief or joy, or surrounded by family and/or friends or medical personnel – you can’t miss the presence of the sacred. Read More9 Reply pkr1 year agopkrMother Nature. 5 Reply Patricia1 year agoPatriciaHummingbirds and geese returning north; the breeze; the intricate beauty of moss; kindness from one human being to another. The stories and images in scripture which anchor me. Feeling my heartbeat. 8 Reply Trish1 year agoTrishSo many things in nature connect me to the sacred. Music & the arts….people who exude a “sacred quality” which shows itself in a myriad of ways. 7 Reply 1 2 Next » My Private Gratitude Journal Write an entry in your private gratefulness journal Get Started This site is brought to you by A Network for Grateful Living, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. All donations are fully tax deductible in the U.S.A. DONATE https://gratefulness.org/content/uploads/2015/03/GX-Gold-Participant-L.png Community Engagement Guidelines Privacy Policy [email protected] Connect with us on Social Media: © 2000 - 2022, A Network for Grateful Living Website by Briteweb
