When I sweep through my memory banks of encounters with others that have touched my heart and engendered a feeling for the goodness of life and the blessedness of our human nature most such enticing moments were touched with things that are non-verbal. Such non-verbal expressions bless us all like the look on someone’s face… Read More »
Everyday Life…Sort Of
Everyday we sort through stuff – sometimes carefully and oft unconsciously by sheer habit. We set, order, and sort random/unexpected and well-ordered/expected stuff of our lives daily. We humans place others within our created and sustained “little boxes…made out of ticky tacky…” (Pete Seager). We react to others when they don’t conform to our notions… Read More »
Luminous Trustworthy Seeds
“The seed of God is in us. Given an intelligent and hard-working farmer, it will thrive and grow up to God … and accordingly its fruits will be God-nature. Pear seeds grow into pear trees … and a God seed into God.” Meister Eckhart Always in all seasons, circumstances, and events of our… Read More »
Then I Knew How to Look
Jeremiah 31: With weeping they shall come, and with consolations I will lead them back …. I will turn their mourning into joy, I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow. Every person has cried from the depths, felt sorrow, experienced the brunt of unloving actions, known loss, been insecure, and been touched… Read More »
Receiving, Living, & Sharing Light
Hard to miss in our times of stress’s strain, social isolation, and fear that darkness is real. Our existence felt viscerally, deeply, and most personally is colored by our times and shared life context with ALL people in the world. In the dark streets of life there is still a light from God. This is… Read More »
Power of God Creating, Renewing, Loving
From Luke 1: “And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior …. God has brought down the powerful from their thrones, and lifted up the lowly …” One of the most astounding passages in the Bible. Tame, deferring, quiet, softly spoken, and gentle Mary with Jesus leaping in her womb.… Read More »
In Light What’s Revealed/Birthed
In some sense sharing stories of faith, hope, love, joy, and redemption are invigorating and such sharing can also be very challenging. What commences as a goal to communicate some elements of life through the lens of faith and actual lived spiritual experiences can be transmuted into listening and caring to be present to the… Read More »
Places and Terms for God – The Stupendous Surprise/Reversal – Wow!
Psalm 132:3-5 “I will not enter my house or get into my bed; I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids, until I find a place for the Lord, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.” (NRSV) David’s search for a place for the home for God is… Read More »
Humble Thankful Hearts
From Holy Scripture: Philippians 4:6: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” Some things are deeply imprinted in our memories and hearts. Some of these experiences are treasured and deeply imprinted so deeply within our being that our character and way… Read More »
Straight Talk, Mattering Truth, & Revealing Wisdom
In John 18 Jesus says to Pilate some words that are straight talk, mattering truth, and revealing wisdom. “You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth.” To which Pilate responded, “What is truth?” Straight talk: what occurs between… Read More »
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