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
Christmas is Coming
Today I feel softened by coronavirus time. What a strange thing to feel! For most of this year, March through November, I have felt quite the opposite. I felt hardened. Fear, frustration, anxiety, depression tore at my heart. I found myself hunkering down, stifled, and resistant. Amidst all the uncertainty my vision shrank. I was […]
The Blessedness of Waiting – Nov. 9, 2020
“The blessedness of waiting is lost on those who cannot wait, and the fulfillment of promise is never theirs. They want quick answers to the deepest questions of life and miss the value of those times of anxious waiting, seeking with patient uncertainties until the answers come. They lose the moment when the answers are […]
Promise – Dec. 31, 2019
“The symbol of Christmas–what is it? It is the rainbow arched over the roof of the sky when the clouds are heavy with foreboding. It is the cry of life in the newborn babe when, forced from its mother’s nest, it claims its right to live. It is the brooding Presence of the Eternal Spirit […]
