Advent Awakening
This is the time of the year when the nights are the longest. Darkness comes before dinner and greets me when rising for an early start to the new day. The dark December sky envelops each day with its own language. It is a celestial language of mystery, humming with eternity, stretching my awareness to […]
A Long Time Coming
Because of the Inward/Outward publishing process, I am writing this reflection before election day. I don’t know whether there will be results by the time you read this, whether you are filled with rage and grief, or relief and grief — or whether we are all still waiting, suspended in anxiety for God knows how […]
Open Your Depths – July 31, 2020
You see, I want a lot.Maybe I want it all:the darkness of each endless fall,the shimmering light of each ascent.So many are alive who don’t seem to care.Casual, easy, they move in the worldas though untouched.But you take pleasure in the facesof those who know they thirst.You cherish thosewho grip you for survival.You are not […]
Weeds and Seeds
There is a startling parable in today’s gospel,* valuing weeds and seeds. It follows the parable of the Good Sower, also about seeds, but with more focus on the soil, the ground that does or does not help the seeds take root. But in this second story, Jesus is clear about the good seeds and […]
