Tag Archives: Listen

Speak Now

Posted on October 29, 2021 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

Listen, listen While the storm in your heart is raging Listen, listen, listen Listen, listen To the echoes of martyrs praying Listen, listen, listen Listen Brothers and sisters Listen, listen, listen I swear we’ll never find a way to where … Continue reading →

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When Someone is Broken

Posted on October 22, 2021 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

In a men’s group I facilitated, one of the guidelines we told ourselves was to remember that “unsolicited advice is an emotional violation.”  It was our way of reminding ourselves to “please, just listen.” As I like to remind myself … Continue reading →

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Silent Listening, Listen Silently

Posted on November 13, 2020 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

In The Need to be Listened To – I was struck by the lyric that captured prayer at its most primal: Anyone, please send me anyone Oh, Lord, is there anyone? I need someone Parker J. Palmer speaks to this … Continue reading →

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The Need to be Listened To

Posted on September 4, 2020 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

Anyone – by Demi Lovato I tried to talk to my piano I tried to talk to my guitar Talked to my imagination Confided into alcohol I tried and tried and tried some more Told secrets ’til my voice was sore … Continue reading →

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More on the Story of your Life

Posted on May 24, 2019 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

This excerpt from John O’Donohues book, “Eternal Echoes” is meant to be a companion to the “Practicum of a Soul Friend.”  It is meant as a deeper contemplation on the story of your life: Regardless of how you look back … Continue reading →

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Learning God’s Language: Prayer

Posted on February 17, 2017 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

Prayer: the use of language or the absence of words directed to the One who made us for Himself, for reasons as wide as the sky, or for no other reason than to listen. In posts like “What language shall … Continue reading →

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Listening Prayer

Posted on April 22, 2016 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

“If you have ears to hear, listen,” Jesus repeatedly says. It is the first act of the art of prayer, the middle act, and the last act.  Over time we find the wisest and most humble among us understand prayer … Continue reading →

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