Beloved Is Where We Begin – Mar. 10, 2023
“If you would enterinto the wilderness,do not beginwithout a blessing. Do not leavewithout hearingwho you are:Beloved,named by the Onewho has traveled this pathbefore you. Do not gowithout letting it echoin your ears,and if you findit is hardto let into your heart,do not despair.That is whatthis journey is for. …” –Jan Richardson, excerpt from “Beloved Is […]
Blessed is the One – Oct. 27, 2022
Blessed is the Onewho comes to usby the way of lovepoured out with abandon. Blessed is the Onewho walks toward usby the way of gracethat holds us fast. Blessed is the Onewho calls us to followin the way of blessing,in the path of joy. –Jan Richardson, “Blessed is the One” in Circle of Grace, p. 125
Uprooted
In the fall before the pandemic hit, I planted a small Leyland cypress tree by the door to the driveway. Evergreen and fast-growing, it has thrived and is now amazingly beautiful — 12 feet tall, lushly branched, and fragrant. A cause for rejoicing, this exultant cypress has daily been an icon of strength and possibility for […]
