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T HE 2007 ANNUAL<br />
C ONFERENCE<br />
Awak<strong>in</strong>g to Beauty, Truth and Goodness<br />
Houston, Texas<br />
By Timothy Koock<br />
“The greatest beauty is silence<br />
and perhaps the greatest silence<br />
is love.”<br />
Thomas Keat<strong>in</strong>g<br />
From all po<strong>in</strong>ts on the sk<strong>in</strong> of the earth we came and for a few days gathered <strong>in</strong> Houston as<br />
family, a global contemplative family with a common language of silence.<br />
We began our time together receiv<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>in</strong>vitation conta<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> Paul’s letter to the Philippians 4:8-9.<br />
We remembered Fred Eckart who served before us and who encourages us today by his example. We<br />
“filled our hearts and m<strong>in</strong>ds” aga<strong>in</strong> with<br />
the beautiful words from Philippians and<br />
felt together “the God of peace” with<strong>in</strong><br />
us, our family to pour across the sk<strong>in</strong> of<br />
the earth.<br />
It was also a family time for process<br />
and collaboration. We listened and<br />
discussed our Vision for<br />
<strong>Contemplative</strong> <strong>Outreach</strong> and its<br />
words warmed our hearts.<br />
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C.O. News June 2008
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