Posts Tagged ‘Jonathan’

This is the fountain of Le Thoronet Abbey, France.

Dar and I had profound encounters with God at this abbey, which I write about in Clairvaux Manifesto (pp.213-214). That particular day began in Arles and ended in Cannes. The next day began in Nice and led up the A8 into Northern Italy to a former spiritual habitation for nuns in the mountains of wine country. A peacock greeted our vehicle as a glorious meal was spread out for us under an arbor of grape vines…

Back to the fountain at Le Thoronet, I imagined the many Cistercians who gathered there (like David and Jonathan), sharing the hesed of YHWH,