The Miracle of Semi-OK – Aug. 27, 2020
“At regular intervals, life gets a little too real for my taste. The wider world seems full of bombers, polluters, threats of all kinds. My own small world suffers ruptures—a couple of deaths, a couple of breakups, a young adult who had me scared out of my wits for a couple of years—that leave me […]
Truth and Transformation – Aug. 25, 2020
“Half an hour ago, I got to see what a snarky jerk I can be. I did something hurtful to a friendly and innocent person. In my defense, I felt like I was just hanging on yesterday, after witnessing the brutality of last week, the devastation of last three months, the fever dream of the […]
Hidden Things
There is an old Chinese story about a poor farmer whose father died in a faraway land. His neighbors called it bad luck. But the farmer said, “Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows?” With the inheritance, the farmer bought a large property with a great mansion. The neighbors called it good luck. The farmer replies, […]
The Chance to Say “Yes” – Jan. 17, 2020
“The unfathomable mystery of God is that God is a Lover who wants to be loved. God not only says, “You are my beloved.” God also asks: “Do you love me?” That is the spiritual life: the chance to say “Yes” to our inner truth. And at every point of the journey there is the […]
