Standing Tall
It was the Sabbath, and a woman hobbled in—bent over, her eyes fixed on the dust beneath her feet. For eighteen years she had been looking at the ground, never the faces around her. Invisible to nearly everyone, Jesus saw her true identity: daughter of Abraham, part of the covenant. As her back straightened, so […]
Baptism by Fire
“The world is bathed in the goodness of God!” I insist as I read another morning of distressing national news. Wildfires burn fiercely north and west of me, thousands of children, women, and men are starving in Gaza, and a real live snake appears from under a cabinet across the room. In addition, I read […]
Heart of the Matter
I was told that the vines were choking the trees. After two long days of work, and enough brush to fill the Grand Canyon, I realized that maybe there was something choking me. I liberated the trees who could then breathe and feel themselves fully without the weight of that which bound them. Two weeks […]
Good News!
We just got the good news that the Montgomery County Council has voted to remove the M83 highway from the master plan of highways and transit ways. That means Dayspring has been saved from any future possibility of having a major highway running parallel to the creek that feeds Merton’s Pond near the retreat center. […]
