Creative Musings from the Convent

Sister Doreen’s Reflections “God does not see as humans see, humans see only appearances, but God sees into the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7 Inclusive Bible Translation) “You’re blessed when you get your inside world –

Sister Doreen’s Reflections You will seek me and find me when you seek me wholeheartedly. (Jeremiah 29:13) O God you have come searching for me. You know me inside and out. So, God, search my

Sister Doreen’s Reflections The October Anglican Church of Canada Calendar scripture reflection:    “Be patient, then brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop,

Sister Doreen’s Reflections “My children, if you heartily accept my words, and treasure my requirements, incline your ear to Wisdom, and take her truth to heart.” (Proverbs 2: 1-2 Inclusive Bible translation) In my experience

Sister Doreen’s Reflections Thinking back to my first meditations around having an open heart, today I needed to think about what really happened when literally I experienced an open heart, in a sense was forced

Sister Doreen’s Reflections Last week’s reflection of a good and noble heart opened the door to thinking more deeply about the role of the heart in our experiences. Despite quantum physics and other fields, we

Sister Doreen’s Reflections The September Anglican Church of Canada Calendar scripture reflection is “But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and

Sister Doreen’s Reflections Sometime ago Sister Margaret Ruth, who is our librarian at the Convent, gave me a quote from a book she was reading that caused a smile and a chuckle at the profound

Sister Doreen’s Reflections One of the thoughts that came to mind to ponder when I thought about the remark ‘you got this’ was that it faces us with creative responsibility. We are not asked to

Sister Doreen’s Reflections “Life is short- make it sweet!” This is quite a popular saying, used in so many different contexts and when I came across it, I found myself thinking that it was also