The Steps Toward Healing – Apr. 7, 2023

(Judas speaking)“The inner healing began in my soul when he touched my anguish with his own godly sorrow. My first step was being able to share my pain with someone I trusted. And that is strange as well! The very one I had betrayed and with whom I had broken trust, was now the one […]

The One Who Has Two Coats – Dec. 9, 2022

“When the people asked him, “What should we do?” John replied, “Let the one who has two coats share with the one who has none. Let those who have food do the same.”” -Luke 3:10-11, The Inclusive Bible

Seen

I saw a mother breastfeeding on the train. She covered herself as the child took what she was freely giving. A sacred sharing. Her tilted downward gaze, the shape of her eyes, the curl of her lips, glowed as if transfigured. Time stopped for one eternal moment, and on that specific day, in that specific place, I […]

Telling Stories – Sept. 29, 2022

“Some stories will die with us if we do not tell them. Imagine the dark energy hidden in our favorite secular and religious texts, packed with treasure we could mine. Imagine the energy locked into our lives, wanting out in the form of stories or letters or family essays, or waiting for some special family […]