The Pattern Within
A young missionary in a church out west, I had my first real job, and my first family away from home. At the tail end of my two year stint, deep in the process of ordination, I was seminary bound. A colt kicking in the stalls, ready to run, I was pregnant with grand ideals about how […]
Between the Lines – Mar. 9, 2023
“But remembering is not our final task, for there are stories we will never find, no matter how many times we search the sacred texts. I think it was Marcia Falk who wrote, “What we cannot remember, we must imagine.” And so we read between the lines, listening beneath the layers of suppression and neglect […]
As a Sacred Guest – Mar. 8, 2023
“God of the ages,to whom the hoursare nothingand everything: may I know each momentas a sacred guestto be welcomed,to be savored,to be sent with a blessing.” –Jan Richardson, In Wisdom’s Path, p. 58
Feeling the Sacred Within – Feb. 8, 2023
“Ultimately we must each create a personal image of the sacred that leads us toward the ultimate mystery… We open a space for the feeling of the sacred… We as Westerners should not underestimate the difficulty we face when we try to cultivate inner space. Western culture has raised us to feel that any private, personal experience […]
