At the Center of My Being – Jan. 3, 2022
Abba: I begin this day with gratitude for the gift that is hidden in my center. Remind me in the silence of surrender that I am connected by more than what keeps me apart. Help me see that at the center of all that lives is a small piece of the very beginning, which was […]
Love’s Motivation – Oct. 20, 2021
“Love cannot be a means to any end. Love does not promise success, power, achievement, health, recovery, satisfaction, peace of mind, fulfillment, or any other prizes. Love is an end in itself, a beginning in itself. Love exists only for love. The invitation of love is not a proposal for self-improvement or any other kind […]
Doorways – Jan. 4, 2020
We do not all choosethe same placeof beginning;not all doorwaysare meant for entry.And sowhen silence fallsacross the thresholdI have meant for welcome,may you,guardian of every passage,cast your shadowat my door. –Jan Richardson, Night Visions
More Than a Baby – Jan. 1, 2021
“The celebration of Christmas is not merely a sentimental waiting for a baby to be born. It is much more an asking for history to be born! Creation groans in its birth pains, waiting for our participation with God in its renewal (see Romans 8:20–23). We do the Gospel no favor when we make Jesus, […]
