The Seed and the Sower
Seeds don’t need very much. Good soil, moisture, and sunshine will do just fine. Tiny miracles built to do one thing, and to do that one thing well. They’ve been practicing their earthen dance for the longest time. On a South Carolina summer day, I was the little kid who tore into the fresh cut […]
Chosen Family
Jesus began his public ministry by healing and casting out demons everywhere he went. And although this was not unusual for prophets and healers of his day, for some reason people didn’t know what to make of him. When I read the gospel reading for this week*, I was struck by the parallels between what […]
Being Saved
As more and more people in the US are vaccinated against the dreaded COVID-19 virus, the instructions keep changing about what we can and cannot do. Who is allowed to hug friends and family and who should wait? How many people can be in a room together? Do they have to wear masks? Who, if […]
More to Say…
My mother used to say, “I have more to tell you, but not yet.” And I would wonder what she meant because, after all, I thought I was capable of understanding whatever she had to say. I didn’t respect the breadth of her experience. She was not a certified authority or, I thought, a particularly […]