I Will Light Candles This Christmas – Dec. 27, 2021
[Kim Montroll, close friend and Bread of Life core member, has been readingThe Mood of Christmas & Other Celebrations by Howard Thurman this Advent season. She is the moderator of our mission group, and has been reading these before we descend into our shared silence before doing our outward work each Thursday morning. I hope it brings […]
Christmas Returns – Dec. 18, 2020
Christmas returns, as it always does, with its assurance that life is good.It is the time of lift to the spirit, When the mind feels its way into the commonplace, And senses the wonder of simple things: an evergreen tree, Familiar carols, merry laughter.It is the time of illumination, When candles burn, and old dreams Find their youth again.It is […]
I Will Light Candles – Dec. 14, 2020
Candles of joy, despite all sadness,Candles of hope where despair keeps watch.Candles of courage for fears ever present,Candles of peace for tempest-tossed days,Candles of grace to ease heavy burdens,Candles of love to inspire all my living,Candles that will burn all the year long. -Howard Thurman, The Mood of Christmas & Other Celebrations
