Beloved is Where We Begin – Oct. 25, 2022
… I can tell youthat you will knowthe strange gracesthat come to our aidonly on a roadsuch as this,that fly to meet usbearing comfortand strength,that come alongside usfor no other causethan to lean themselvestoward our earand with theircurious insistencewhisper our name: Beloved.Beloved.Beloved. –Jan Richardson, from “Beloved is Where We Begin” in Circle of Grace, p. 97-98
Blessing of the Well – Oct. 24, 2022
If you standat the edgeof this blessingand call downinto it,you will hearyour wordsreturn to you. If you lean in close,you will hearthis blessinggive the storyof your lifeback to you. Quiet your voice.Quiet your judgment.Quiet the wayyou always tellyour storyto yourself.…. –Jan Richardson, from “Blessing of the Well” in Circle of Grace, p. 109
