Category Archives: Today’s Contemplation

Come Together

Posted on August 12, 2020 by billtonnis

“What we have to recover is our original unity.” – Thomas Merton +++ Listen to my song “There Is Three” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Matthew 18:20 “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there … Continue reading →

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Beloved Outcast

Posted on August 11, 2020 by billtonnis

Grace throws all the rules out the window. +++ Listen to my song “The Way You Are” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Matthew 18:12-13 Jesus said, “If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, … Continue reading →

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Empty Yet Full

Posted on August 10, 2020 by billtonnis

Surrendering to the call of Love leads us to abundant life. +++ Listen to my song “Pour Me Out” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ John 12:24 “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to … Continue reading →

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Be You

Posted on August 7, 2020 by billtonnis

“Attachment to things drops away by itself when you no longer seek to find yourself in them.” – Eckhart Tolle +++ Listen to my song “Let It Be Done to Me” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Matthew 16:25 “For … Continue reading →

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Good News

Posted on August 6, 2020 by billtonnis

Part of the Gospel message is that death leads to new life. +++ Listen to my song “Going Over There” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Matthew 17:4 Then Peter said to Jesus in reply, “Lord, it is good that … Continue reading →

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Creation Continues

Posted on August 5, 2020 by billtonnis

“To follow Jesus is to be a wholemaker, essentially to love the world into new being and life.” – Ilia Delio +++ Listen to my song “Seasons” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Jeremiah 31:3-4 With age-old love I have … Continue reading →

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Silent Renewal

Posted on August 4, 2020 by billtonnis

“What we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in the harvest of action.” – Meister Eckhart +++ Listen to my song “Turn Off the Noise” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Matthew 14:23 Jesus went up on … Continue reading →

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Be Not Afraid

Posted on August 3, 2020 by billtonnis

Life is a series of dyings and risings. +++ Listen to my song “Come to Jesus” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Matthew 14:30-31 But when Peter saw how strong the wind was he became frightened; and, beginning to sink, … Continue reading →

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Listen to Your Heart

Posted on July 31, 2020 by billtonnis

“People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway.” Kent M. Keith +++ Listen to my song “Listen to Your Heart” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Matthew 13:54-57 Jesus came to his native place and taught the people in … Continue reading →

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Death to Life

Posted on July 30, 2020 by billtonnis

Each of us is in a continual process of renewal. +++ Listen to my song “Love Will Always Lead You Home” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Jeremiah 18:6 Indeed, like clay in the hand of the potter, so are … Continue reading →

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