The Architecture of Waiting
To wait is to practice a kind of quiet architecture. We often imagine that life happens only in the plunge, in the frantic dive toward the silver flash beneath the surface, but there is a profound geometry to the pause that follows. It is the…
The Calling for Peace and Tranquility
Looking at the photo below, do you feel the most serene moment of the day? Can you express or understand the feeling you have when you pray? We cannot express in writing the peace and calmness we feel in our prayer. During our prayers, we connect…
The Architecture of Silence
We often mistake prayer for a reaching out, a desperate climb toward a sky that feels too far away. But perhaps it is more like the way roots find their way through dry earth—a quiet, insistent seeking in the dark. There is a weight to the…