You Are Loved – Aug. 3, 2022
When Jesus talks about faith,he means first of all totrust unreservedly thatyou are loved,so that you canabandon everyfalse way of obtaining it. —Henri Nouwen , from Letters to Marc About Jesus
To Be of Use – Aug. 2, 2022
The people I love the bestjump into work head firstwithout dallying in the shallowsand swim off with sure strokes almost out of sight.They seem to become natives of that element,the black sleek heads of sealsbouncing like half-submerged balls. I love people who harness themselves, an ox to a heavy cart,who pull like water buffalo, with […]
Bees – Aug. 1, 2022
“Last night, as I was sleeping, I dreamt—marvelous error!—that I had a beehive here inside my heart.…And the golden beeswere making white combsand sweet honey from my old failures.….” —Antonio Machado, excerpt from “Last Night As I Was Sleeping“, from Times Alone, translated by Robert Bly
Nothing Can Trouble – June 6, 2022
Nothing can trouble,nothing can frighten.Those who seek God shallnever go wanting. Nothing can trouble,nothing can frighten.God alone fills us. –St. Teresa of Avila, as translated by the Taize community
