by William Britten | Consent Cycles, Attention, Cynthia Bourgeault |
A brief pause from within the field of Good: Self alignment. Orientation
Attention rests as allowance,
as a form of consent.Nothing is forced open,
Nothing shut.Attention simply stays.
And staying becomes prayer.
Morning AlignmentI offer my...
by William Britten | Poems-Benedictions-Intentions, Cynthia Bourgeault, Reciprocal Feeding |
Giving is Receiving, from the teachings of Cynthia Bourgeault May I wake to the great exchange,the mercy that circulatesas a field of giving and receiving.Origin made visible.May I remember todaythat grace falls like dewwhile my conscious labor rises—the loop...
by William Britten | Intentional Suffering, Cynthia Bourgeault, Gospel of Thomas, Jacob Boehme, Meditations on the Tarot, Non-Identifying |
“Spiritual sacrifice means to make holy. Make holy means to make whole.” Cynthia Bourgeault Three Sacred Vows “It is a matter of sacrificing the three powers of the soul to heaven. This sacrifice is nothing other than the three traditional and universal...
by William Britten | Consent Cycles, Poems in Song, Wisdom Teachings |
Wisdom poetry about return in centering prayers. Faithful Return: a Cycle of Consent ORIENTATIONThe practice asks only that I return.The simple turning back when the mind wanders.I offer attention. Grace meets me in the stillness.The exchange happens whether I know it...
by William Britten | Poems-Benedictions-Intentions, Cynthia Bourgeault, Poems in Song |
A Morning Intention on Practicing Gratitude from the teachings of Cynthia Bourgeault. What Eyes Cannot See I wake todayto the transforming forceof genuine gratitude.I will find, in whatever comes,one small thingto hold and welcome—turning tightness into space,closure...
