A Wider Lens
There is a human tendency to focus on the ever changing weather, and not on the mountain standing firm within it. To see dead leaves on top of the water, rather than the solid river bed glistening below. To be stuck in a moment, an emotion, or fixated on trying to solve an unsolvable problem. […]
Not to Possess – Sept. 27, 2019
“It is sobering to look upon death and realize that life is the most precious gift we never get to possess but only to sample.” –Brother Thomas, This is the Day
Essence of God – June 14, 2019
“I am the fiery life of the essence of God; I am the flame above the beauty in the fields; I shine in the waters; I burn in the sun, the moon, and the stars. And with the airy wind, I quicken all things vitally by an unseen, all-sustaining life.” –Hildegard of Bingen, Scivias
We Spend Ourselves – Apr. 19, 2019
“Day after day we spend ourselves. Even when we are old and can only smile and breathe, our worth extends into hidden places beyond our knowing. Our worth is not ours. It belongs to Life. We are its treasures.” -Gunilla Norris, Sheltered in the Heart