Dear Friends,
This year marks an important milestone for our online community: as we and all Earth’s creatures struggle through the impacts of war, climate change, and rising fascism, Matthew Fox’s Daily Meditations reach their seventh anniversary.
Seven years ago on Mother’s Day, May 12, 2019, we launched this site and email. Since then, readers and subscribers have risen, ebbed, and flowed, always with a core of dedicated and loyal readers and commenters. Today is our 2555thMeditation (!) and our 727th video. We pause in awe, reflection, and profound gratitude to be celebrating this occasion with you all: truly, it would never have happened without you.
Make no mistake: these are times when “praying the news” is more necessary and challenging than ever, and we want to honor you, the everyday mystic-warrior-prophets who have persevered on this journey with us. And we are glad to know that our Daily Meditations have provided support for you along the way, as you have shared in your comments and correspondence over the years.
Looking back, we trace the evolution of the DMs: from being assembled and curated by one person, seven days a week, to inviting Gianluigi Gugliermetto on board for three days a week and providing part-time work for an inter-spiritual four-person team with skills spanning ministry, art, music, blogging, vlogging, and web mastery. From daily posts being shared in just one Facebook group to four social media channels. The addition of a Bookshop.org bookstore, making Matthew’s endorsements easily available outside of Amazon. Despite the tech improvements, however, the DMs remain human-created; no AI is ever used in their production.
We are planning an exciting celebration for followers online, a gathering in June where you can meet the DM team and one another, ask questions of Matthew and GG, and share stories. More details will follow.
We are also making improvements to the site, giving easy access to the Vimeo vault of Matthew’s video reflections; improvements to the email, giving subscribers the option to receive daily meditations or the weekly digest; and more.
We believe passionately that, especially at this time, the (r)evolutionary and healing principles of Creation Spirituality are needed. The Meditations constitute a treasure chest of Matthew Fox’s current teachings and videos, and have always been — and will continue to be — free. However, we pay our team to put in the hours of daily art curation, coordination, email moderation, and technology that bring the Meditations to you; and site hosting and email services are an ongoing investment.
How can you help us keep the Daily Meditations up and running? If the DMs have inspired you, guided you, or helped you in your spiritual journey – if you believe the world needs the message they bring – we invite you to support us with a donation of any size: however small or large your gift may be, it makes a difference, and we are deeply grateful.
In addition, please remember us in your prayers and support us by sharing the DM widely. And if you have suggestions for extending the reach of the Meditations, please share your thoughts!
Happy Mothers’ Day to all mothers, grandmothers, & to Gaia herself!
Matthew Fox and the DM Team
To read the transcript of Matthew Fox’s video meditation, click HERE.
Banner Image: “Mudmaid” from the Lost Gardens of Heligan, Cornwall UK. Sculpture by Pete and Sue Hill. From the Heligan Estate website. From our very first Mothers’ Day DM in 2019!
Queries for Contemplation
What have the Daily Meditations meant to you? How long have you been participating in them?
Related Readings by Matthew Fox
A Spirituality Named Compassion: Uniting Mystical Awareness with Social Justice.
Christian Mystics: 365 Readings & Meditations.
Julian of Norwich: Wisdom in a Time of Pandemic—and Beyond.
Original Blessing: A Primer in Creation Spirituality.
The Coming of the Cosmic Christ: The Healing of Mother Earth and the Birth of a Global Renaissance.
One River, Many Wells: Wisdom Springing from Global Faiths.
Confessions: The Making of a Post-Denominational Priest.
Charles Burack, ed., Matthew Fox: Essential Writings in Creation Spirituality.
1 thought on “Our Seventh Anniversary!”
The Meditations sare a wonderful , blessed support and have been for some years. Especially now as I go through a personal physical dark time.
Thank you for your foresight and perception and love.
Veronica Phillips