Blindspots – Feb. 1, 2022
“We have not faced in any decisive way the fact that others have information about us that we do not have about ourselves, and that our blindness might be healed if we had the courage or ego strength to ask for it.” –Elizabeth O’Connor, The New Community, p. 102-105
Hearing the Truth
It started off so well.* Jesus was back in Nazareth not long after beginning his ministry, and was warmly received in his hometown synagogue: “All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips.” And then, in a matter of minutes, everything changed. The adoring crowd became an […]
Helpers and Guides – Jan. 13, 2022
“If anyone asked me to define an artist or a prophet, I think that I would say that he is the one who dares to act on the bold belief that he has a word to speak that would be healing if it could be heard. Actually, all human beings way down deep hold this […]
I Will Light Candles This Christmas – Dec. 27, 2021
[Kim Montroll, close friend and Bread of Life core member, has been readingThe Mood of Christmas & Other Celebrations by Howard Thurman this Advent season. She is the moderator of our mission group, and has been reading these before we descend into our shared silence before doing our outward work each Thursday morning. I hope it brings […]