Pentecost Hearing
Our talk began simply: “What’s good about writing an IO reflection? What’s hard for you?” We laughed as common complaints came up about keeping the reflection short enough for reading on a cell-phone, and nodded over differences in how long one needed to dwell with the scripture to let a personal experience emerge. Although we […]
Stirred to Gratitude – Apr. 27, 2023
“Again and again I am stirred by some experience of tenderness, some simple act of gratuitous kindness moving from one to another, some quiet deed of courage, wisdom, or sacrifice, or some striking movement of unstudied joy that bursts forth in the contagion of merry laughter. I know God is with me.” –Howard Thurman, Meditations of […]
The Power of Ritual
Last winter, I listened to an episode of the podcast On Being featuring Katherine May, in which she discussed the importance of ritual in our lives– to mark the passage of time, to give us hope, to bring communities together at regular intervals. I found the interview so compelling that I’ve been thinking about ritual ever since. […]
Seeking Elsewhere and Otherwise – Oct. 18, 2022
We are strange conundrums of faithfulness and fickleness.We cleave to you in all the ways that we are able.We count on you and intend our lives to be lived for you,and then we find ourselves among your peoplewho are always seeking elsewhere and otherwise. So we give thanks that you are the God who yearns […]
