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When the Path Disappears

April 23, 2025April 22, 2025 ~ James ~ 1 Comment

Two days after Easter, many of us are still basking in the glow of resurrection and new life—or at least, trying to. Hope, after all, isn’t always easy to hold onto. Even with faith, the world’s noise and the uncertainties of life can make it difficult to trust that new life is still unfolding. When … Continue reading When the Path Disappears

A View from My Walk

September 19, 2023 ~ James ~ 3 Comments

When I wrote about walking, it was suggested we share some pictures. Here are some from today.

A Dream Last Night

August 26, 2023August 26, 2023 ~ James ~ Leave a comment

Tell us about the last thing you got excited about. Awakening this morning, I was excited to remember a dream. It is rare for me to recall one at all, let alone clearly. Here is how I might summarize it: I was back at university; the grounds were very familiar from the time I was … Continue reading A Dream Last Night

What I learned from Jesus

June 22, 2023 ~ James ~ Leave a comment

When I look at the stories of Jesus of Nazareth, I see a person teaching and modeling a path for living. Jesus taught about healing and wholeness, and facilitated others finding the wholeness about which he taught. Jesus practiced being in the moment, with whoever he happened to be with then. He would stop at … Continue reading What I learned from Jesus

  • Inhabiting Silence: Discovering the Spaciousness Beneath the Noise
  • Inhabiting the Ordinary: Discovering the Gift of Simply Being Present
  • Inhabiting Place: Learning to Be Here
  • Inhabiting Rest
  • Inhabiting Work: Letting the Inner Life Grow Hands
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James Henry

Inhabiting Silence - Infinitely Precious

What if silence isn’t a prize at the end of a long spiritual climb, but the ground we’re already standing on? In this episode of the Infinitely Precious podcast, James Henry continues the “inhabit” series by inviting you to inhabit silence. After twelve to fourteen years of centering prayer practice, he shares how his understanding shifted. He used to try to achieve silence by blocking out noise. Now he sees silence as the spaciousness before sound, the quiet from which “let there be light” was spoken in Genesis, and a presence we carry with us everywhere.James reflects on Thomas Keating’s insight that silence is God’s original language. He explores how an ongoing, unfinished creation needs spaciousness to continue, and how that same creative space can open up in us. He explains how to find inner stillness in a crowded mall, at a loud concert, or amid the constant argument in your own head. He also offers a gentle introduction to meditation, from mantra practice to centering prayer and the sacred word, as a way to let go of thoughts without judging yourself. This is contemplative spirituality with no performance and no pressure, rooted in the truth that you are infinitely precious and unconditionally loved for the gift you already are.In This EpisodeWhy James stopped trying to achieve silence and began to inhabit itSilence as the spaciousness before sound, not something on the far side of noiseReading the opening of Genesis as a word arising from eternal silenceThomas Keating’s insight: silence as God’s original languageCreation as an ongoing process, and what that means for your own creativityFinding silence in a busy mall, a loud concert, or a restless mindCarrying inner silence with you, from a Portuguese café to your own deskA simple introduction to mantra meditation and centering prayerHow to use the sacred word to release thoughts, sounds, and feelings without naming themWhy silence practice is about being, not achievementThis week’s invitation: practice inhabiting silence ★ Support this podcast ★
  1. Inhabiting Silence 14:13
  2. Inhabiting the Ordinary 12:07
  3. Inhabiting Wonder 14:40
  4. Inhabiting Place 13:41
  5. Inhabiting Rest 15:31
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