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Episode 37: The Unexpected Gifts of The Contemplative with Chris Heuertz

Chris Heuertz has spent his life bearing witness to the possibility of hope among a world that has legitimate reasons to question God’s goodness.

Named one of Outreach magazine’s “30 Emerging Influencers Reshaping Leadership,” Chris is a curator of unlikely friendships, an instigator for good, a champion of collaboration, and a witness to hope, Chris fights for a renewal of contemplative activism.

In this episode, Chris illuminates three gifts of contemplative spirituality: an awakened sense of our true identity, an acceptance that everything belongs, and an ability to root ourselves in the gifts of community.

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Find out more about Chris and his work by visiting GravityCenter.com.

You can also stream or download this episode and all other episodes in iTunes or at AshtonGustafson.com.

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The Song

There’s a song being written with billions and billions of instruments.

It’s the song of us. 

Together.

As one.

And one of the instruments in this song is you.

To contribute a verse in this grand symphony of humanity is of the highest vocation. 

Indeed, this unfolding symphony just so happens to exist right now in the cosmos and is taking us to a place that is better.

Better than we can imagine.

Right now.

Here.

In this place.

Today.

Participating > Spectating

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Podcast 35: Love Warrior with Glennon Doyle Melton

Glennon Doyle Melton is the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir Carry On, Warrior and her latest memoir, Love Warrior, which released September 6th. Glennon is also the founder of Momastery, an online community reaching millions of people each week. She is the creator and president of Together Rising—a non-profit organization that has raised over four million dollars for families around the world through its Love Flash Mobs, which have revolutionized online giving.

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Glennon is a sought-after public speaker and her work has been featured on the TODAY Show, The Talk, OWN, and NPR and in The New York Times, Ladies’ Home Journal, Glamour, Family Circle, Parents Magazine, Newsweek, Woman’s Day, and in other television and print outlets.

Glennon currently lives in Florida with her family and it was such a joy for her to join us in this episode of Let The Music Play Podcast as we discuss coming to know crisis as an invitation to beauty and how we can confront the pain in our lives to claim the love and the whimsy of our days.

Oh and don’t forget…Glennon joins Oprah this weekend on SuperSoul Sunday! Don’t miss this new episode of SuperSoul Sunday on Sunday, September 11, at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. ET/PT.

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Lastly, please remember to share this episode with those you love and those you lead. You can find this episode and all others in iTunes or at AshtonGustafson.com.

Godspeed in your music making…

Ashton

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