Archive for June, 2010

This snail shell was discovered among the thick greens around Clairvaux Abbey – the stone beneath, from the orchard lands of Le Thoronet Abbey. I view these beautiful creations everyday and they lead me to prayer.

Now, of course, these might only be juxtaposed things sitting pretty for a picture, like my prayers could end up sounding, juxtaposed and pretty… but there may be metaphors resting between these creations, ancient organic compounds, coral and shells all compressed and shaped over time by the pervasive, perpetual and penetrating flow of water. The development of prayer in the human being isn’t much different. I can pray a fragile fibonacci prayer, but I can also be pressed into something profoundly weighty.

Last week, @markpetersen tweeted, “Talking about how to successfully shift culture in nonprofit orgs. Is it possible? Or shd they just die, and start over?”

This morning, @kirkbartha responded, “@markpetersen economic crisis put zeitgeists into overdrive non-profits can’t manage, creative & collaborative coalitions of interdependence”

Now I’ve yet to meet Mark, but today I unloaded these fluid, cryptic and convoluted comments on his blog regarding this tweet about the culture of nonprofits:

“(quote) Take this fire hose with a grain of salt, a drop of olive oil, a nibble of bread and a splash of wine.