Questions in the Dark
My Lenten practice this year is to notice what questions arise in the dark, either in my dreams or wakeful times. Sleep seems to filter out the trivia, and I discover what my real questions are. Some arise from worries, of course. Others involve long-forgotten incidents, odd dream encounters, and shards of conversation that I […]
Exploring the Dark to Become Light
It takes discipline for me to be visible in community. Valuing privacy, I’ve always liked to hang out in the back — in the shadows, perhaps — observing, taking it all in, revealing little of my interior self. A few years ago, I began a meditation practice where I learn to be present to myself, as […]
O Little Town of Bethlehem – Dec. 27, 2022
O little town of Bethlehem,How still we see thee lie!Above thy deep and dreamless sleep,The silent stars go by;Yet in thy dark streets shinethThe everlasting Light;The hopes and fears of all the yearsAre met in thee tonight. -Hymn lyrics by Phillips Brooks
Holy Surrender – Dec. 21, 2022
All the buried seeds crack open in the dark the instant they surrender to a process they can’t see. -Mark Nepo, The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have
