April 3, 2026 This Good Friday as I walk a labyrinth while wrens and phoebes twitter from the still-barren oaks and hickories, I find myself surrounded in thought by all of those being crucified this very day: • Those being held in detention centers across the country, not knowing what the next moment will bring;•ContinueContinue reading ““Good Friday” by Hayden Carruth”
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Lenten Day Thirty: Joseph Campbell
“We cannot cure the world of sorrow but we can choose to live in joy.” Joseph Campbell
Lent Day Seven: Lakshmana
February 20, 2024 “We have no right to ask when a sorrow comes, ‘Why me?’ unless we ask the same question for every joy that comes our way.” Lakshmana On this seventh day of Lent, I’m not quite sure how this quotation came my way. As best I can discover, Lakshmana is a character inContinueContinue reading “Lent Day Seven: Lakshmana”
Bearing With . . .
Nov. 22, 2021 A week or so ago, a friend of mine was sharing the recent sudden death of her brother-in-law with our group. As she described being with her sister and her sister’s children, she became choked up and teary-eyed, asking us to “please bear with” her while she took a moment to composeContinueContinue reading “Bearing With . . .”
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