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finished reading The Way of the Rose by Clark Strand

Clark Strand, Perdita Finn, Sophie Strand: The Way of the Rose (AudiobookFormat, 2019, Random House Audio)

Before a vision of a mysterious “Lady” invited Clark Strand and Perdita Finn to pray …

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” – John 14:27

Heavenly Father,

In the chaos of life, when burdens grow heavy, may those who seek You find peace. When minds are restless and hearts are weary, remind them that You are near—the refuge in the storm, the steady hand that calms the waves.

Of science and spirit: I've Seen the End of You

For my Spiritual Memoir challenge, the honest story of a neurosurgeon grappling with faith.

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https://enterenchanted.com/science-and-spirit-death-and-life-ive-seen-the-end-of-you/

🙏 Weekly Prayer Requests 🙏

Lately, I have felt called to pray on the behalf of people who feel like they could use a little spiritual support.

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I don't speak Hebrew, but I've always been a geek.

When I was a kid, I saw a pattern and assumed that prayers were like a protocol, you began with headers, and prayer body, and then you ended the prayer with a termination word (Amen).

Attached is a diagram

Diagram in the style of a network protocol diagram. It says (top to bottom) Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha-olam (Header) Payload Amen (Terminating sequence)

The saint Shibli one day went to see Nuri; he found him sitting so still in contemplation that not a hair of his body moved.

He asked him, 'From whom did you learn to practice such fixity of contemplation?'

Nuri answered, 'From a cat which I saw waiting at a mouse-hole in an attitude of even greater fixity than this.'

—Ghazali Alchemy of Happiness, C. Field

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Content warning anxiety, prayer request