The Joy of Anticipation – Dec. 16, 2022
“Advent is a period of preparation for Christmas but, unlike Lent, it is not a period of penance. It is a period that focuses us on joy. We prepare ourselves to understand the full adult meaning of the feast. We come to realize more each year how great are our blessings, how beautiful is a life lived in […]
Rules for the Journey
Jesus appoints a group of 72 to go ahead of him. They will test the waters, see where the welcome waits and where it does not. More importantly, they will leave the secure camaraderie of their tight circle and venture forth, two by two, into God’s wide world of blessed and bewildered people. To prepare […]
Soften My Edges – Jan. 6, 2022
O Lord, Giver of This Journey: Soften my edges as your grace forms me. Uncoil me by your incomprehensible love and grace. How else shall I reply to such blessings than to kneel with adoration as you gift me with the inheritance of your healing Word? Amen. -Peter Traben Haas, Centering Prayers, p. 12
Morning Break for Blessings – Nov. 17, 2021
“In the middle of my morning’s work I break for blessings: a deep breath, a glance out the window, a graceful stretch, a remembrance of God, a brief reflection on the nobility of work, an encouraging word, a grateful thought, a smile, a short prayer, a remembrance of who I am, a sip of freshly […]
