The novelist Alice Walker writes, “Look closely at the present you are constructing. It should look like the future you are dreaming.” I find myself reflecting on her advice as I come out of a year of enforced hibernation and squint at the sun in my eyes. Here in the States, and in particular myContinueContinue reading “Adjusting to Life After COVID-19”
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A Story by Sadhu Sundar Singh
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. 1 Cor. 13:13 Sadhu Sundar Singh was an Indian Christian, evangelist, and mystic who lived in the early part of the 20th century and often trekked through the Himalayan mountains to share the good news of the love ofContinueContinue reading “A Story by Sadhu Sundar Singh”
Hope during Holy Week
Midway through Holy Week, consider the millions, if not billions, of prayers lifted by candleflame through the ages. The steadfastness of the flame offers the comfort of hope as its smoke wafts toward heaven, a visual sign that our prayer is being lifted, noticed, even heard. Our control is released and entrusted to the CreatorContinueContinue reading “Hope during Holy Week”
Antoni Gaudi’s Faith
In 1883, an architect named Antoni Gaudi took over the design of a cathedral in Barcelona, Spain. A Roman Catholic, he had a vision for an extraordinary offering to God, and until his death in 1926, when he was hit by a bus, he saw his work as a sacrifice, made in love to theContinueContinue reading “Antoni Gaudi’s Faith”
Thresholds in Life
Many faith traditions and spiritual disciplines offer a time of self-examination, a time of self-reflection to assess where we have been, where we are going, what we can release, and what we can carry forward. For Christians, this season is called Lent; the same opportunity goes by other names in other traditions. As I reflectContinueContinue reading “Thresholds in Life”
Interrupted by the Cat
Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it. Genesis 28:16 Interruptions can be the bane of life. How many times have you been engrossed in a task or been working against the clock only to have someone call, text, or show up, needing your attention now? How did you respond?ContinueContinue reading “Interrupted by the Cat”
And it is good . . .
Awaken to the mystery of being hereand enter the immensity of your own presence.Have joy and peace in the temple of your senses. . . .Be consoled in the secret symmetry of your soul.May you experience each day as a sacred gift wovenaround a heart of wonder. For Presence, John O’Donohue I take part inContinueContinue reading “And it is good . . .”
Spring Cleaning 2021
During this past year of pandemic and politics, I admit that I have not accomplished the numerous projects I’ve heard other people claim during this “stay at home” time. I have not repainted a single room. I have not learned a new language. I have not come to love cooking, especially after doing it threeContinueContinue reading “Spring Cleaning 2021”
Each New Day
At the beginning of each day,after we open our eyesto receive the lightof that day, As we listen to the voicesand the soundsthat surround us, We must resolve to treat each houras the rarest of gifts,and be gratefulfor the consciousnessthat allows us to experience it,recalling in thanksthat our awareness is a presentfrom we know notContinueContinue reading “Each New Day”
A Poem About Lent
This blog, offered in the transitional time between winter and spring, as the earth reawakens, as we continue rising from ashes to hope (an ongoing journey), as many religious traditions invite us to a time of introspection, honesty, and repentance, is, I pray each time I post, a place of respite where words of gentlenessContinueContinue reading “A Poem About Lent”
Spirit Reflections 