Walking – June 2, 2020
The floor in this house is wood… wide, old boards.When I walk I am walking on the wood and in the woods.I am walking on the life of these trees.They have been cut and planed… offered upfor this sheltering. Let me remember to offer myselfto be shelter for something in Your world. –Gunilla Norris, Being […]
Being Home – June 1, 2020
“How then do we “come home” spiritually and dwell there? … I have found no better way than to value and savor the sacredness of daily living, to rely on repetition, that humdrum rhythm, which heals and steadies. Increasingly it is for me a matter of being willing “to be in place,” to enter into […]
We Spend Ourselves – Apr. 19, 2019
“Day after day we spend ourselves. Even when we are old and can only smile and breathe, our worth extends into hidden places beyond our knowing. Our worth is not ours. It belongs to Life. We are its treasures.” -Gunilla Norris, Sheltered in the Heart
We Back Each Other Up – Apr. 18, 2019
“There is a loneliness imbedded in the making and the keeping of a vow. As we live our dedication, we witness each other’s existential aloneness. Because that is a shared human truth it helps keep our spines erect. We back each other up.” -Gunilla Norris, Sheltered in the Heart
