Waiting: The Seedbed of Hope
Everywhere I go, people are busy with their cell phones: scrolling through emails, muttering messages, playing games or watching some video snippet. Filling time with our cell phones is now possible, and so we do it because others are doing it. On the Metro, in line at the grocery store, or sitting in a doctor’s […]
Burnout – July 16, 2021
“Aren’t you, like me, hoping that some person, thing, or event will come along to give you that final feeling of inner well-being you desire? Don’t you often hope: ‘May this book, idea, course, trip, job, country or relationship fulfill my deepest desire.’ But as long as you are waiting for that mysterious moment you […]
Busyness Shield – Aug. 26, 2019
For your reflection this week and to expand Kayla’s Sunday reflection, we have drawn quotes from a richly engaging book by Anita Amstutz, Soul Tending: A Journey Into The Heart of Sabbath (Nashville: Skylight Paths, 2018). “An efficiently busy life that keeps us occupied without being harried and keeps our attention entirely on interesting outer […]
