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To find the still point within our own soul is to find that space where God’s ground meets our ground. To intentionally take regular (preferably daily) time in that space is to discover God’s ‘still small voice’ which we hear through the ‘ear of the heart’ as Saint Benedict describes it. Over time, if we are committed to listening and attending to this voice we find ourselves changing from within. It may not be even noticeable at first, only as we look back over time do we re

So today is All Hallows Day. It’s a day I like to celebrate by thinking about, reflecting on and giving thanks for my ancestors. Honouring our ancestors is very different from worshipping our ancestors which happens in some cultures and spiritualities but not in the great monotheistic faiths…instead we honour or respect our ancestors for all they went through that contributed to who we are today. Judaism particularly continuously looks back to their forebears, great fathers,