Coming Home – Nov. 27, 2020
“Appreciating God’s longing for us to come home is the moment we open our eyes to grace: forgiveness is not earned—and it draws a line under what has gone before. It says that no matter what you’ve done or left undone, no matter how unlovable you think you are, God’s love, which heals all, is […]
Growing Together
When it comes to our places of belonging, whether they are family or friendships or spiritual communities, inevitably we communicate badly or offend or hurt each other, either intentionally or unconsciously. We are people. Precious and flawed. Each born and grown differently, formed by our personalities and a history of relations, social context, and life […]
Living in God – June 6, 2019
“Life is relationship, learning to relate to the whole earth and all that is therein. But in the end every cherished person must be surrendered, every familiar place given up, every precious object handed over. All of our dyings are preparation for a final dying; all of our births, preparation for the resurrection. God who […]
Human Fulfillment – June 3, 2019
“The spiritual law at the core of our being requires that we reach out. We are fulfilled in the extent that we are in relationship. We cannot disobey or even resist this law without suffering. So wondrously are we made that we are happiest when we are loving and miserable when we are not loving. […]