A Soul’s Worth
The direction she gave was exactly as my mother taught, so I knew it to be a perennial truth, even though I was five years old. Our kindergarten teacher, Ms. Olive Garrett, took Richard by the hand, whispering in his ear, showing him how to share the wooden blocks he was hoarding. I was the student […]
Source of All – July 27, 2022
Eternal Spirit, Earth Maker, Pain-bearer, Life-giver, Source of all that is and that shall be,Father and Mother of us all,Loving God, in whom is heaven. The hallowing of your name echoes through the universe!The way of your justice be followed by the peoples of the earth!Your heavenly will be done by all created beings!Your commonwealth […]
Expanding the Rules – July 20, 2022
“Jesus did not issue rules to be ticked off on a list; Jesus embodied the rule of love, a way of life to be followed, and to be fully, completely human… As a teacher, Jesus is not contradicting Moses or demeaning other Jewish teachers. He is offering his interpretation of the law… Jesus does not replace. Jesus […]
Wise Selfishness – July 11, 2022
“We have to take care of ourselves without selfishly taking care of ourselves. If we don’t take care of ourselves, we cannot survive. We need to do that. We should have wise selfishness rather than foolish selfishness. Foolish selfishness means you just think only of yourself, don’t care about others, bully others, exploit others. In […]
