Category Archives: Julian Cell Blog

The Lord is my Shepherd, I Shall Not Want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul; He leads me in the path of righteousness for His name’s … Continue reading →

Of a Rose, a lovely Rose ( 15th Century English carol) John Rutter’s Magnificat, second movement Of a rose, a lovely rose, Of a rose is all my song. Of a rose, a lovely rose, Of a rose is all … Continue reading →

…So now tonight, when the bearded barley drinks The moon, and the corn is stippled with night-gold, The bent blades swaying, are praying now to Venus And Mercury to avert the blows of Mars And spare their seedlings the ravages … Continue reading →

Peace It does not mean to be in a place where there is no voice, trouble, or hard work.  It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart. Unknown

We have to go beyond all these historical structures and recover the original Myth of Christianity, the living truth which was revealed in the New Testament.  But it cannot be done by the Western mind alone. We have to open … Continue reading →

I said to my soul, Be still and let the darkness come upon you which will be the darkness of God.” T.S. Eliot

Amazing Peace Thunder rumbles in the mountain passes And lightening rattles the eaves of the houses. Floodwaters await in our avenues. Snow falls upon snow, falls upon snow to avalanche Our unprotected villages. The sky slips low and gray and … Continue reading →

Our goal should be to live in radical amazement…get up in the morning and look at the world in a way that takes nothing for granted.  Everything is phenomenal.  To be spiritual is to be amazed. Rabbi Abraham Heschel The … Continue reading →

Words for Quiet Moments “We must be meek and loving, even toward ourselves, especially toward ourselves.” Thomas Merton “Finish every day and be done with it.  You have done what you could.  Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in, … Continue reading →