Witness for Peace
Suddenly he is among them. All that he represented to them had come to a violent end–and now he has returned. All they treasured had been ripped away, and now is with them again, beyond their understanding. “Peace to you,” he says, almost casually. “Why are you troubled?”* As though he does not know. As […]
Witness – Mar. 19, 2021
Sometimes the mountainis hidden from me in veilsof cloud, sometimesI am hidden from the mountainin veils of inattention, apathy, fatigue,when I forget or refuse to godown to the shore or a few yardsup the road, on a clear day,to reconfirmthat witnessing presence. -Denise Levertov, Selected Poems
Returning Changes – Dec. 4, 2020
“The pathways in the lives of today’s pilgrims first lead away, to places of detachment and withdrawal, yielding a grounding clarity about the world’s realities and spiritual empowerment for the way forward. Then, faithful pilgrims return, walking into the public square with a transforming presence and witness. In the end, pilgrims leave the Empire behind […]
A Visible Community – Oct. 6, 2020
“Only a visible community where one can experience the breaking down of the dividing walls within oneself will make witness to a God who calls us out of estrangement and isolation.” –Elizabeth O’Connor, Journey Inward, Journey Outward (1968), p. 104
