“You should utter words as though heaven were opened within them and as though you did not put the word into your mouth, but as though you had entered the word .” ~ Martin Buber
How do you enter the word?
Heaven opened
Attentiveness
“If you keep the Sabbath, you start to see creation not as somewhere to get away from your ordinary life, but a place to frame an attentiveness to your life.” ~ Eugene H. Peterson
How do you frame attentiveness?
Curious
Curiosity leads us towards the things that are just beyond us. Things we do not know or see yet but that have somehow drawn our attention or questions.
What are you curious about?
Rhine river
Watching the boats go up-and-down the Rhine, I notice the markers to keep the boats from running aground.
What markers keep you in the deep flow of life?
Silence
“Of the little words that come out of the silence, like prayers prayed back to the one who prays, make a poem that does not disturb the silence from which it came.” ~ Wendell Berry
Prayer
“Prayer is a way of life which allows you to find a stillness in the midst of the world where you open your hands to God’s promises, and find hope for yourself.” ~ Henri Nouwen
How do you live prayer?
With the Eyes of the Heart 