The Miracle of Semi-OK – Aug. 27, 2020
“At regular intervals, life gets a little too real for my taste. The wider world seems full of bombers, polluters, threats of all kinds. My own small world suffers ruptures—a couple of deaths, a couple of breakups, a young adult who had me scared out of my wits for a couple of years—that leave me […]
Tell Me to Come to You
Jesus walks on the water toward his friends, so intent is he on being with them. Caught in a sudden squall far away from solid ground, they are frantic with fear. Suddenly Jesus comes toward them. “It’s going to be all right! He calls out. “Don’t be afraid.” “If it’s really you telling me not […]
A Shared Grain of Hope – July 29, 2020
I have a small grain of hope—one small crystal that gleamsclear colors out of transparency. I need more. I break off a fragment to send you. Please takethis grain of a grain of hopeso that mine won’t shrink. Please share your fragmentso that yours will grow. Only so, by division,will hope increase, like a clump […]
Deep Trust
As I look out on our days and into my soul and try to make a way with so much turmoil and unknowing, an ancient Jewish saying from the Talmud comes to mind: “Every blade of grass has its own angel bending over it, whispering, “Grow, grow.”” I don’t know about you, but I long […]
