The practice of being a mindful Christian offers me a sacred opportunity to experience the presence of Christ residing in my heart. Mindfulness, like contemplation, helps transform my mind and thoughts into perceiving Christ’s presence dwelling in me. I become conscious of the reality my life and soul live in union with the Spirit of the…
I want you to recall the probing words I spoke to Job, where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? Everything that has existed since the beginning of time is a witness and testimony of my glory. You are never alone, for I am always with you. The shining stars lit at night and…
Mindful Christianity and how it relates to mindfulness meditation, which is mindfulness, is at the heart of Buddhist meditation and focuses on being fully awake. Unfortunately, we go through life with our minds more often asleep than awake to the dazzling beauty of the world around us at any given moment. Instead of engaging fully…
What is Mindful Christianity? The word mindful has everything to do with waking up living in harmony with yourself, the world, and with God. It is the examination of who we are and how we view our world and what is our place in it. It focuses on living each moment in the fullness of…
In various ways, Jesus communicated the Kingdom of God is present in the here and now. His first words were, “The time has come; the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!” (Mk. 1:15) There are a new kingdom and a new realm of time and space revealed. There is…
In eastern tradition, the term “monkey mind” is well known and understood by those who meditate within those cultures. Our western world, which influences Christian thought, is unfamiliar with the Buddhist concept. However, if you ask a western Christian to define “monkey mind,” they would have a reasonable probability of guessing its meaning. Just as…
The conversion and transformation of my heart and mind to Christ is a moment-by-moment process of letting go of my self-centered thoughts and replacing them with God-focused thoughts. As I become fully conscious and aware of Christ living in me, I mindfully release the control of my self-conscious way of life back to God. I…
Richard Rohr understands a timeless truth, if not now, when? “The way you are is the way you will be. How you do life today is how you will probably do life tomorrow. If you are unhappy today, you will likely be unhappy tomorrow.” It is essential to understand you will never be any more…
Life is one continuous moment, one moment after another moment, uninterrupted until we die. Our life adventure consists of seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and the years unraveling at an alarming speed. I ask you, “What is the most significant moment you experienced today or last week? Are you aware of anything that you…
Mindfulness is a term that confounds Christians. However, if I said, “Men and women live their lives in mindlessness, no one would think a second thought about it.” Mindlessness is living life as described mindlessly. I live my life on auto-pilot, going through each day without awareness or appreciation of any particular moment. I am…