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Lent Day 3: The Buddha

February 16, 2024 “Those who are awake live in a state of constant amazement.”  The Buddha On this third day of Lent, the quotation that I sit with comes from Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as The Buddha (‘the Awakened’), who was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher living in South Asia during the 6th or 5th centuryContinueContinue reading “Lent Day 3: The Buddha”

Turning toward Love

For it was you who formed my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.  Wonderful are your works. Psalm 139: 13-14 “If you never make a mistake, you’re probably not a very good engineer.”  That quotation is attributed to my husband’s formerContinueContinue reading “Turning toward Love”

Sky Lights

If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore; and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God which had been shown! But every night come out these envoys of beauty, and light the universe with their admonishing smile. Ralph Waldo Emerson In this winter seasonContinueContinue reading “Sky Lights”