Being Saints – Feb. 15, 2022
“Alan Jones describes saints as those who “have been allowed to see into themselves and have not refused to look.” This reminds me of David Whyte’s provocative question in one of his poems: “Why are we the one terrible part of creation privileged to refuse our own flowering?” The path of brokenness is lined with […]
Children of Love – Jan. 21, 2022
“Core to what I believe about the message of Jesus, the life of Jesus, everything we know about Jesus, is that people matter most. How could his words be understood to say anything else? Love is the connection between God and God’s creation. To believe in God is to believe we are the children of […]
One Sound
I thought it was a good idea to bring the painting of pregnant Mary to Dayspring. It was the beginning of the season of Advent, a time of spiritual gestation, and I had been invited to lead the silent retreat for Dayspring Church. This print hangs in my home. She’s great with child all year round. I’m always […]
Steady Truth
I have long valued the story of the tender-hearted young boy who liked to walk on the mountain trails with his friend, an old monk. One day, the boy stopped still, staring at a butterfly on a bush blazing in the sunlight. He cried out, “O, Father, I see God in that bush!” The monk […]
