Preparing to Meet the Risen Christ – Apr. 24, 2023
“I will lift up mine eyes. I will lift up mine eyes to life, that I may read the guideposts along my way and not miss the important turning in the road. I will lift mine eyes to love, that I may not close the door of my heart to the knocking hand, the tender […]
Peace Be With You
I can’t help thinking about the last time this passage* came up in the lectionary: April 2020. Five weeks into the pandemic shutdown, our world had been turned upside down. With every passing week, reality seemed to become less and less tethered to… well, reality. Things that had been inconceivable before the pandemic were happening […]
The Guest House – Apr. 12, 2023
This being human is a guest house.Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness,some momentary awareness comesas an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all!Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,who violently sweep your houseempty of its furniture,still, treat each guest honorably.He may be clearing you outfor some new delight. The dark […]
As a Sacred Guest – Mar. 8, 2023
“God of the ages,to whom the hoursare nothingand everything: may I know each momentas a sacred guestto be welcomed,to be savored,to be sent with a blessing.” –Jan Richardson, In Wisdom’s Path, p. 58
