Laughter & Joy – Sept. 16, 2022
The fullness of joy Is to behold God In everything. –Julian of Norwich, translated by Brendan Doyle, Meditations with Julian of Norwich, p. 60
Joy Unspeakable – Sept. 15, 2022
Joy Unspeakable erupts when you least expect it, when the burden is greatest, when the hope is gone after bullets fly. It rises on the crest of impossibility, it sways to the rhythm of steadfast hearts, and celebrates what we cannot see. -Barbara A. Holmes, Joy Unspeakable: Contemplative Practices of the Black Church, p. 200
The Laughter of God – Sept. 13, 2022
Like the joy of the sea coming home to shore,May the relief of laughter rinse through your soul. As the wind loves to call things to dance,May your gravity be lightened by grace…. As silence smiles on the other side of what’s said,May your sense of irony bring perspective. May your prayer of listening deepen […]
Send Me Tough Angels – Sept. 2, 2022
I am not asking youto take this wilderness from me,to remove this place of darknesswhere I come to knowthe wildness within me,… But send metough angels,sweet wine,strong bread:just enough. –Jan Richardson, excerpt from “Desert Prayer“, In Wisdom’s Path, p. 54
