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The Inner House

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Two ways.

You write. You ask. You journal what is spoken to your heart. Silence is also a teacher.

Prints the method and seven sittings as two columns. Lined space is left if you prefer the page.

The method

Ask, then write what is spoken

The reflections in the old handbook were never a monologue. You write. You ask. You journal what is spoken to your heart. That is the whole practice.

  1. 01

    Write

    What is stirring? Do not dress it. The first column is yours.

  2. 02

    Ask

    Sit. Two minutes is enough. Ask if there is anything the Presence would like to speak to your heart.

  3. 03

    Write what comes

    A word, a picture, a warmth, a silence. Silence is also a teacher. The second column is not a performance.

  4. 04

    Test

    A word will never violate the book. Love. Fruit. Does this build up, lift up, cheer up? If you are unsure, keep it small, or keep it.

Sitting 01

What is stirring?

Ask if there is anything the Presence would like to speak to your heart. Journal the response.

Romans 5:5

You write first. Sit. Then write what comes: a word, a picture, a warmth, a silence. Silence is also an answer.

Sitting 02

To be made whole

What does it mean, in your own life, to be set apart for love? Sit with 1 Peter 1:15-16.

1 Peter 1:15-16

You write first. Sit. Then write what comes: a word, a picture, a warmth, a silence. Silence is also an answer.

Sitting 03

The trees

Have there been rooms where you wanted to hide from Presence? Meditate on Hebrews 13:5-6, then write what is spoken.

Genesis 3:8 · Hebrews 13:5-6

You write first. Sit. Then write what comes: a word, a picture, a warmth, a silence. Silence is also an answer.

Sitting 04

You are a dwelling

The old handbook asked: if you are a temple, what does the Spirit speak to your heart?

1 Corinthians 3:16

You write first. Sit. Then write what comes: a word, a picture, a warmth, a silence. Silence is also an answer.

Sitting 05

If you are thirsty

Ask to be filled until there is an outflow. Write what you notice, including silence.

John 7:37-38

You write first. Sit. Then write what comes: a word, a picture, a warmth, a silence. Silence is also an answer.

Sitting 06

For the common good

Ask to be shown someone, a detail small and kind. If nothing comes, write the silence.

1 Corinthians 12:7

You write first. Sit. Then write what comes: a word, a picture, a warmth, a silence. Silence is also an answer.

Sitting 07

I am

Ask for a name you can walk. Journal the response, then rewrite it as I am.

1 Corinthians 1:2

You write first. Sit. Then write what comes: a word, a picture, a warmth, a silence. Silence is also an answer.

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