The House of Belonging – Feb. 14, 2023
“This is the bright home in which I live, this is where I ask my friends to come, this is where I want to love all the things it has taken me so long to learn to love. This is the temple of my adult aloneness and I belong to that aloneness as I belong […]
Tears – Jan. 6, 2023
“When she had said this, she went and called her sister Mary, saying in private, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.” And when she heard it, she rose quickly and went to him. Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha had met him. When […]
When Glory – Oct. 28, 2022
That when glory comes,we will open our eyesto see it. That when glory shows up,we will let ourselvesbe overcomenot by fearbut by the loveit bears. That when glory shines,we will bring itback with usall the way,all the way,all the way down. –Jan Richardson, “When Glory” in Circle of Grace, p. 85
Grace and Impatience – Oct. 19, 2022
In our secret yearningswe wait for your coming,and in our grinding despairwe doubt that you will.And in this privileged placewe are surrounded by witnesses who yearn more than do weand by those who despair more deeply than do we.Look upon your church and its pastorsin this season of hopewhich runs so quickly to fatigueand in […]
