Saboteurs – Jan. 26, 2023
“We need a foil, an enemy, an external embodiment of the part of us that is limiting our growth on the path. With a raging saboteur in our lives, tromping all over our neediest, limiting parts, we can no longer deny our self-limiting tendencies. With an external force causing the pain, we eventually recognize the […]
The Angel’s Call
I’m writing on the winter solstice, the longest night of the year. A wise time to go within… to listen for the crisp call of angels. As the light fades to gray, a bright red bird perches in a dark, barren tree. Now, all things are more easily seen. The air leans hard against us, heavy and […]
Growing in Interior Freedom – Oct. 3, 2022
“The challenge and grace for each of us is a growing interior freedom—freedom from all that locks us in or that stands in the way of love; freedom for all that beckons to compassionate care; freedom to stand before God with one another in neediness and to receive all as gift. This poverty also includes […]
Embracing Sorrow – Sept. 26, 2022
“Yes, there are ruins in everyone’s life, and no one is immune from feelings of having to settle for some kind of second class. But finally it is a kind of comfort and relief to know that we are ordinary people in the human family–uncommon common people especially loved by God. After a time of […]
