No Kings
As I worked on my sign for the No Kings demonstration today, I felt a new connection to the crowds welcoming Jesus to Jerusalem on what we know as Palm Sunday.* In his day, Jesus entered Jerusalem on a colt with no armed escort to signify the peaceful inclusive reign of God as opposed to […]
Tears
Jesus wept.* Then, wiping away his tears, cried out, “Unbind him, and let him go.” As a child, I took comfort in this: the young rabbi had his own breaking point — his release valve was just like mine. Of course it was! But being taught to worship him put him somehow beyond me. Heroes are meant to […]
Dodging Joy
Standing at the hotel bar in Puerto Rico, we could hardly hear any of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl half-time performance, but we could see the joy. I watched as the young bartender turned away from the screen where she had stood mesmerized, wiping the tears streaming down her face so that she could return to […]
Quenching Our Thirst
A friend and colleague, Joy, introduced a group of us to a simple contemplative practice at the start of our gathering together. Moving around a circle she invited us to receive from the person beside us the greeting, I see you; in reply to express, It is good to be seen. Each one of us […]