The Response – May 24, 2019
“The response to war is to live like brothers and sisters. The response to injustice is to share. The response to despair is a limitless trust and hope. The response to prejudice and hatred is forgiveness. To work for community is to work for humanity. To work for peace is to work for a true […]
Festival of Dedication
Leading a quiet day at Dayspring today, I held this scripture* from John 10 in my heart, for the retreatants and myself. The setting is an annual Festival of Dedication in Jerusalem with Jesus present. I immediately thought, what is retreat but a Festival of Dedication? Each person coming together with hopes of celebrating and […]
Helping Each Other Live – May 8, 2019
“We feel small and weak, but we are gathered together to signify the power of God who transforms death into life. That is our hope, that God is doing the impossible: changing death to life inside of each of us, and that perhaps, through our community, each one of us can be agents in the […]
Communities of Compassion – Jan. 18, 2019
“Building communities that practice understanding, loving-kindness and compassion may be the most important thing we can do for the survival of our world.” -Thich Nhat Hanh