It Takes Courage – Jan. 23, 2020
“It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who we are. We face surprises. And disappointments. The crucial fact is that we are different from anybody we know and admire… It takes all one’s courage to be the person one is, fulfilling one’s odd and unique possibilities.” –M. C. Richards, Opening Our […]
True Vocation – Jan. 21, 2020
“The deepest vocational question is not ‘What ought I to do with my life?’ It is the more elemental and demanding ‘Who am I? What is my nature?’” –Parker Palmer, Let Your Life Speak: Listening to the Voice of Vocation
Called to Be Who You Are in God
A while ago I took a class at the Servant Leadership School on “Call” led by a very wise spirited woman, Mary Cosby. My assumption then as it continues to be is that each of has a deep longing to know that our life means something. The profound gift of the Incarnation we celebrate year […]
Vision Implies Grace – Dec. 6, 2019
“If we are to follow visions, we cannot be over concerned with what the church is not doing. The very word “vision” implies grace—that which is not seen by ordinary eyes. The following of a vision, therefore, means a willingness to be out alone in a strange land, confident that God keeps us company there […]
