Desert as Metaphor – June 3, 2022
“The desert as metaphor is that uncharted terrain beyond the edges of the seemingly secure and structured world in which we take such confidence, a world of affluence and order we cannot imagine ever ending. Yet it does. And at the point where the world begins to crack, where brokenness and disorientation suddenly overtake us, […]
The final word is love – Apr. 8, 2022
“But the final word is love. At times it has been, in the words of Father Zossima, a harsh and dreadful thing, and our very faith in love has been tried through fire. We cannot love God unless we love each other, and to love we must know each other. We know God in the […]
Help Me – Jan. 27, 2022
O God I place myself with those who struggle this night. I am here in need I am here in pain I am here alone O God help me. –J. Philip Newell, Celtic Prayers from Iona, p.56
Only Love Heals – Jan. 7, 2022
Most Merciful Sustainer of My Life: Your love is the holy meaning of life. Your love surges to bring all life into being and carries me into your promised beyond. Your love heals broken hearts and mends fractured homes and nations. Your love speaks in the middle of the night when I feel […]
