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Spirit of Truth

This Spring, glorious as it is, I often seem to be stuck in sad emotions and the inability to move forward in making decisions about the future. I awaken each day with a practice of remembering my identity as a beloved child of God, intending to stay conscious of the “we-ness” of approaching each moment. Yet I […]

A Promise – Jan. 5, 2023

“Waiting, as we see it in the people on the first pages of the Gospel, is waiting with a sense of a promise already begun in us. So waiting is never a movement from nothing to something. It is always a movement from ‘Zechariah… your wife Elizabeth is to bear you a son.’ To ‘Mary… […]

You Are Loved – Aug. 3, 2022

When Jesus talks about faith,he means first of all totrust unreservedly thatyou are loved,so that you canabandon everyfalse way of obtaining it. —Henri Nouwen , from Letters to Marc About Jesus 

Downward Mobility – Mar. 11, 2022

“I leave you with the image of the leader with outstretched hands, who chooses a life of downward mobility. It is the image of the praying leader, the vulnerable leader, and the trusting leader. May that image fill your hearts with hope, courage, and confidence as you anticipate the new….” –Henri Nouwen, In the Name of […]