Innate Recognition – Apr. 29, 2021
“Real friendship or love is not manufactured or achieved by an act of will or intention. Friendship is always an act of recognition.” -John O’Donohue, Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom
Preparing the Vineyard
Yearly recommitment is a Church of the Saviour tradition. It creates a period of questioning, of pruning away what doesn’t work, and attending to what does. It makes space for stepping out of a mission group or stepping into deeper commitment to the community, for examining our level of giving — and receiving. Consideration of […]
Good Intentions
The older I get, the more I notice how often I fail to live up to my commitments, how often I say that I will do one thing and end up doing something quite different, how often I am unwilling or unable to make good on my promises to myself as well as to others. […]
We Choose – Apr. 24, 2020
“Since Active Hope doesn’t require our optimism, we can apply it even in areas where we feel hopeless. The guiding impetus is intention; we choose what we aim to bring about, act for, or express. Rather than weighing our chances and proceeding only when we feel hopeful, we focus on our intention and let it […]
