Stay – Mar. 25, 2022
… You cannot know it now,cannot even imaginewhat lies ahead,but I tell youthe day is comingwhen breath willfill your lungsas it never has before,and with your own earsyou will hear wordscoming to you newand startling.You will dream dreamsand you will see the worldablaze with blessing. Wait for it.Still yourself.Stay. –Jan Richardson, from “Stay”, The Cure […]
Downward Mobility – Mar. 11, 2022
“I leave you with the image of the leader with outstretched hands, who chooses a life of downward mobility. It is the image of the praying leader, the vulnerable leader, and the trusting leader. May that image fill your hearts with hope, courage, and confidence as you anticipate the new….” –Henri Nouwen, In the Name of […]
Something New Is Being Born
There is something very different about the demonstrations which have continued since George Floyd’s death. I notice the diversity and determination: white, black and brown; male, female and trans; young and middle-aged. It feels like Pentecost to me. Not only is this movement about ending police brutality and racial profiling, but I sense there is […]
