Biography on Ron
Starbuck
Ron Starbuck began practicing meditation and other forms of contemplative prayer as a teenager, and continues this practice in his spiritual life as an adult. He currently serves on the Vestry of Trinity Episcopal Church in Houston, Texas, where he and his wife Joanne are both in positions of leadership at a parish level. Ron sees God and the teachings of Jesus Christ as inclusive, without exception.
We are all
called to become God’s people and called to embrace the holiness (wholeness) of the Lord.
Answering God’s call through a sacramental practice of meditation is one way to
experience the “Kingdom of God” in the present moment. Sacraments
are an “outward and visible sign of inward and spiritual grace” whereby the
Spirit of God becomes present to us; sacraments are a means of grace and a
vehicle for the Holy Spirit to enter into our lives.
Fr. Thomas
Keating has often said, “That intimacy with God requires not effort, but simple
consent.” Through meditation we are consenting to enter into the
divine with a holy intention. This holy intention, this turning towards
God, is the seed that allows us to experience God’s presence in our lives and
to touch heaven on earth.
1 John
4:16 – “God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in
him.”
Ron Starbuck
is an information technology professional and consultant in Houston, Texas,
with over 20 years of experience in program/project management, human resources
training, as well as executive planning and staff development. With a
very clear intention he makes time to serve God, his community, meditate, write
poetry, paint, and participate in the life the church and other spiritual
communities.