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Sunflower Seed Spirituality

By Margaret Mary McFadyen

The seed of God is in us. Now the seed of a pear tree grows into a pear tree; and a hazel seed grows into a hazel tree; a seed of God grows into God. (Meister Eckhart)
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40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 4 Guided prayer.

Sunflower Seed SpiritualityMar 06, 2022

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Imaginative Contemplation Guided Prayer Matt 2:1-12

Imaginative Contemplation Guided Prayer Matt 2:1-12

Imaginative contemplation guided prayer for the Feast of the Epiphany Cycle A using scripture from the Sunday Lectionary.

The Visit of the Wise Men

2 In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men[a] from the East came to Jerusalem,  2 asking, ‘Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising,[b] and have come to pay him homage.’  3 When King Herod heard this, he was frightened, and all Jerusalem with him;  4 and calling together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah[c] was to be born.  5 They told him, ‘In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it has been written by the prophet:

6 “And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for from you shall come a ruler
who is to shepherd[d] my people Israel.”’

7 Then Herod secretly called for the wise men[e] and learned from them the exact time when the star had appeared.  8 Then  he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, ‘Go and search diligently for the  child; and when you have found him, bring me word so that I may also go  and pay him homage.’  9 When they had heard the king, they set out; and there, ahead of them, went the star that they had seen at its rising,[f] until it stopped over the place where the child was.  10 When they saw that the star had stopped,[g] they were overwhelmed with joy.  11 On  entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they  knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening their treasure-chests,  they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.  12 And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they left for their own country by another road.

Jan 07, 202330:08
Lectio Divina Guided Prayer Isaiah 60:1-6
Jan 06, 202330:09
Imaginative Contemplation Guided Prayer Luke 17: 5-10

Imaginative Contemplation Guided Prayer Luke 17: 5-10

Imaginative contemplation guided prayer using scripture from the Sunday Lectionary from the 27th week of ordinary time cycle C.

Oct 01, 202230:07
Lectio Divina Guided Prayer Psalm 95: 1,2,4-9

Lectio Divina Guided Prayer Psalm 95: 1,2,4-9

Lectio Divina guided prayer using scripture from the Sunday Lectionary fo the 27th week in ordinary time, cycle C.

Sep 30, 202229:54
Imaginative Contemplation Luke 14:25-33

Imaginative Contemplation Luke 14:25-33

Imaginative contemplation guided prayer using scripture for the Sunday Lectionary for the 23rd week in ordinary time Cycle C.

Jesus teaches about the demands of discipleship.

Sep 04, 202230:03
Lectio Divina Psalm Psalm 90:3-6,12-17

Lectio Divina Psalm Psalm 90:3-6,12-17

Guided prayer using scripture from the Sunday Letionary for the 23rd week in ordinary time, Cycle C. 

God's power has no boundaries; it is not limited by space and time.

Sep 03, 202230:04
Imaginative Contemplation Guided Prayer. Luke 12: 32-48

Imaginative Contemplation Guided Prayer. Luke 12: 32-48

Sunday Lectionary. 19th Week in Ordinary Time. Imaginative Contemplation guided prayer. The faithful and unfaithful slaves.

Aug 07, 202229:57
Lectio Divina Guided Prayer Psalm 33

Lectio Divina Guided Prayer Psalm 33

Sunday Lectionary. 19th Week in Ordinary time Cycle C. Lectio Divina Guided prayer. Psalm 33: 1, 12, 17-22.

Aug 06, 202230:07
Lectio Divina Guided Prayer: Colossians 3: 1-5, 9-11

Lectio Divina Guided Prayer: Colossians 3: 1-5, 9-11

Lectio Divina guided prayer usinf scripture from the Sunday Lectionary: 18th Week in Ordinary Time, Cylce C.

Aug 01, 202230:04
Lectio Divina Isa 43: 10-13

Lectio Divina Isa 43: 10-13

Lectio Divina guided prayer.

Jul 23, 202229:16
Psalm 15: 2-5 Lectio Divina

Psalm 15: 2-5 Lectio Divina

Lectio Divina guided prayer for 16th week in ordinary time cycle C

Jul 15, 202230:06
Lectio Divina Psalm 69

Lectio Divina Psalm 69

Guided prayer for the 15th week of ordinary time cycle C.

Jul 09, 202230:04
John 16: 12-15 : Imaginative Contemplation guided prayer

John 16: 12-15 : Imaginative Contemplation guided prayer

Imaginative Contemplation guided prayer using Scripture from the Sunday Lectionary, Cycle C. John 16: 12-15

Jun 12, 202230:04
Lectio Divina guided prayer Proverbs 8: 22-31

Lectio Divina guided prayer Proverbs 8: 22-31

Lectio Divina guided prayer using Scripture from the Sunday Lectionary, Cycle C. Proverbs 8: 22-31

Jun 11, 202230:05
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 40. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 40. Guided prayer.

 Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich.

Apr 11, 202230:07
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 39. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 39. Guided prayer.

Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich.

Apr 10, 202230:03
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 38. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 38. Guided prayer.

Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich.

Apr 09, 202230:09
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 37. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 37. Guided prayer.

Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich.

Apr 08, 202230:06
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 36. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 36. Guided prayer.

 Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich.

Apr 07, 202230:04
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 35. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 35. Guided prayer.

Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich.

Apr 07, 202230:09
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 34. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 34. Guided prayer.

 Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich.

Apr 05, 202230:05
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 33. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 33. Guided prayer.

Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich.

Apr 04, 202230:07
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 32. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 32. Guided prayer.

Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich.

Apr 03, 202230:06
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 31. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 31. Guided prayer.

Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich.

Apr 02, 202230:04
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 30. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 30. Guided prayer.

Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich.

Apr 01, 202230:05
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 29. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 29. Guided prayer.

 Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich.

Apr 01, 202230:05
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 28. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 28. Guided prayer.

Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich.

Mar 31, 202230:06
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 27. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 27. Guided prayer.

 Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich.

Mar 29, 202230:05
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 26. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 26. Guided prayer.

 Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich.

Mar 28, 202230:03
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 25. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 25. Guided prayer.

Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich.

Mar 27, 202230:06
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 24. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 24. Guided prayer.

Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich.

Mar 26, 202230:03
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 23. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 23. Guided prayer.

 Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich.

Mar 26, 202230:06
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 22. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 22. Guided prayer.

Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich.

Mar 24, 202230:05
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 21. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 21. Guided prayer.

Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich.

Mar 23, 202230:04
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 20. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 20. Guided prayer.

Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich.

Mar 23, 202230:03
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 19. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 19. Guided prayer.

Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich.

Mar 21, 202230:04
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 18. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 18. Guided prayer.

Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich.

Mar 20, 202230:06
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 17. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 17. Guided prayer.

Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich.

Mar 19, 202230:09
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 16. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 16. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 16. Guided prayer. Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich.

Mar 18, 202230:05
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 15. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 15. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 15. Guided prayer. Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich.

Mar 17, 202230:03
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 14. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 14. Guided prayer.

Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich.

Mar 16, 202230:04
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 13. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 13. Guided prayer.

Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich.

Mar 15, 202230:04
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 12. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 12. Guided prayer.

Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich.

Mar 14, 202230:05
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 11. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 11. Guided prayer.

Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich.

Mar 13, 202230:03
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 10. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 10. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 10. Guided prayer. Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich.

Mar 12, 202230:05
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 9. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 9. Guided prayer.

Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich.

Mar 11, 202230:05
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 8. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 8. Guided prayer.

 Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich.

Mar 10, 202230:06
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 7. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 7. Guided prayer.

Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich.

Mar 09, 202230:05
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 6 guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 6 guided prayer.

 Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich

Mar 08, 202230:06
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 5. Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 5. Guided prayer.

Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich.

Mar 07, 202230:07
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 4 Guided prayer.

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 4 Guided prayer.

 Lenten Book Group 2022 | by The Friends of Julian of Norwich

Mar 06, 202230:07
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 3 Guided prayer.
Mar 05, 202230:06
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 2 Guided prayer
Mar 04, 202230:06
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 1 Guided Prayer

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 1 Guided Prayer

Lenten Book Group 2022 by The Friends of Julian of Norwich. The material used in the prayer os from the book: 40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich by Lisa Dahill.

Mar 03, 202230:11
40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 1

40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich: Day 1

I made this 40 Day Journey with Julian of Norwich with the book of the same name edited by Lisa E. Dahill. I modelled it on the 19th Annotation of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola. In this series of podcasts, I am outlining my journey and the impact each "day" has had. You can read the posts, and more, on my blog: www.sunflowerseedspirituality.com

Nov 21, 202112:52
The Spiritual Exercises and The Twelve Steps

The Spiritual Exercises and The Twelve Steps

Both The Twelve Steps and The Spiritual Exercises offer transformative processes by which to change our lives. It has been said that one of the founding members of Alcoholics Anonymous was directed by a Jesuit. That would not surprise me at all. Here I put the Spiritual Exercises side by side with the Twleve Steps and find that there are similar movements through both, an also differences. Some of us, myself included, are lucky enought to know both processes.

Nov 07, 202116:10
All things in a Hazelnut

All things in a Hazelnut

Episodes with music are only available on Spotify.

"Then He showed me a little thing, no bigger than a hazelnut, as it seemed to me, lying in the palm of my hand, and it was as round as a ball."

Inspired by my retreat day at the Julian Centre in Norwich, I decided to make a Pilgrimage using the book "40 Day Journey with Julina of Norwich" Edited by Lisa E. Dahill. This series of podcasts is all about that journey. This first one tell sof that retreat day and how I cam eto make that decision and that journey.

Sep 12, 202114:59