Rev. Bryan S. Breault MDiv, MSW
Director of Outdoor Ministries
Maine Conference, United Church of Christ

Some who do not understand mystery
speak of things which they do not understand,
but they will boast that the mystery of the truth
belongs to them alone."
                        -The Apocalypse of Peter - most likely 2nd Century
                         from The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels. p. 103

photo by Abigail Rogers

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  Photos from Janos and Gabriella's Wedding in the Ukraine  May 3, 2008

Separate Pages: apart from the above blog:

Continuing Education in Italy (Oct. 2006)

 Article for the Association of United Church Educators Newsletter

Sabbatical: Pilgrimage to Turkey (Autumn 2004)

An essay on Homecoming (March 2004)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Please remember in prayer

Sgt. Jordan D. Cable

 

 

The Slow Work of God
by Teilhard de Chardin

Above all, trust in the slow work of God
We are quite naturally impatient in everything we do
     to reach the end without delay.
We should like to skip the intermediate stages
We are impatient of being on the way
     to something unknown, something new.
And yet it is in the law of all progress that it is made
     by passing through some stages of instability.
And that may take a very long time.

     So it is with you.

Your ideas mature gradually  -   let them grow,
let them shape themselves without undue haste.
Don't force them on,
     as though you could be on time.
Only God could say what this new spirit,
     gradually forming within you will be.
Give God the benefit of believing
     that God's hand is leading you surely
     through the absurdity, and the becoming.
And accept, for love of God,
     the anxiety of feeling yourself in
     suspense and incomplete.

And above all, trust in the slow work of  God.

Go to the most recent blog entry

July 4, 2008

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Our life is not a problem to be solved, but it is a gift to be opened.  If we listen more carefully for the infinite blessings of a single day, it will help us remember how strong and rich we can be, even in the midst of suffering.  Awareness of the precious elements of happiness is itself, the practice of right mindfulness.  If we can enjoy those elements, the seeds of peace, joy and happiness will be planted in us and they will become strong.  Wherever we are, we have the capacity to enjoy the gifts of sunshine, the presence of each other and the blessings of life."

-Wayne Muller
from "How Then Shall We Live?"

"The normalcy of civilization is not
the inevitability of human nature"
                  -John Dominic Crossan, October 1, 2005