Don’t Tell Me – Mar. 23, 2022
Do not tell methis will make memore grateful for whatI had.…Give me insteadthe blessingof sitting with mewhen you cannot thinkof what to say. –Jan Richardson, from “The Blessing You Should Not Tell Me,” The Cure for Sorrow, p. 54
Leadership – Mar. 7, 2022
“It is not enough for the priests and ministers of the future to be moral people, well trained, eager to help their fellow humans, and able to respond creatively to the burning issues of their time. All of that is very valuable and important, but it’s not the heart of Christian leadership. The central question […]
Greening Power
I am still reflecting on the silent retreat day at Dayspring this week. An unseasonably warm late-winter day, our time began with an overcast sky, a soft, warm breeze and bright birdsong. The cloudy sky was like a vast blanket of cotton balls scudding west across meadow and forest. Hildegard’s poem about the ever-creating Source of all […]
Kindle Within – Jan. 24, 2022
You are above me O God You are beneath You are in air You are in earth You are beside me You are within. O God of heaven, you have made your home on Earth In the broken body of Creation Kindle within me a love for you in all things. –J. Philip […]
