Blind Hope
Expectancy and joy filled my heart as I arrived at Dayspring Silent Retreat Center to lead our first in-person open retreat since the pandemic closed our doors. The theme was “seeding hope in transition,” a theme that fired my prayer for a long time preceding this October weekend. What I quickly realized at the start […]
The Annunciation – Dec. 22, 2020
“He tiptoes into the room almost as if he were an intruder. Then kneels, soundlessly. His white robe arranges itself. His breath slows. His muscles relax. The lily in his hand tilts gradually backward and comes to rest against his right shoulder. She is sitting near the window, doing nothing, unaware of his presence… Ah: […]
A New Song – Nov. 29, 2019
Sing to the Lord a new song; Praise him with words and silence. Praise him through all your actions; Praise him in sorrow and in joy… Let all God’s creatures be peaceful And walk in the path of true life. –Stephen Mitchell, excerpt from “Psalm 149”, A Book of Psalms: Selected and Adapted from the […]
Thanksgiving – Nov. 28, 2019
Let the heavens and the Earth rejoice, Let the waves of the ocean roar, Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains rumble with joy, Let the meadows sing out together, Let the trees of the forest exult. –Stephen Mitchell, excerpt from “Psalm 98”, A Book of Psalms: Selected and Adapted from the Hebrew, […]
