What’s in my cup?
Everywhere I go these days, people tell me their anxiety is real. About disquiet because of uncertainty. I get it. And many talk about unease, because they see or know people who are very afraid. And I understand that too.“Afraid…
The gift of a soft heart
I have a soft heart. And too often, I’m afraid to say so.I have been sitting at my computer for some time, waiting for a Sabbath Moment topic. But in my mind and spirit are two searing images, and the…
I choose to be a witness
“The world feels heavy and I’m not sure my heart can hold it all,” she writes to me in an email, “Please, tell me how to hold it all?”In other words, in our fragile and broken world, how do we…
Let me sow Love
When violent shocks become a routine feature of daily life—intensified online in an already polarized, anxious and overstimulated society—I can feel powerless, and so, try to protect myself. I am so tempted to close my eyes, to shut down, and…
Love is the way
This morning, the words, “bombs and war”, took my breath away. And I needed not to be undone by the headwinds of dispiriting news.In our morning session, I stood before a group gathered for retreat at Mercy Center in Auburn,…
To bless and be blessed
An eleven-year-old girl lived with her grandmother. Labeled "different," adjustment to school was not easy. Her mother was not a reliable presence. As if life is not tough enough, her father had been recently killed. She knew him only vaguely,…
The gift of fire
A long time ago, there was a man who invented the art of making fire. He took his tools and visited a tribe in the north, where the climate was bitter cold. The man taught the people how to make…
I choose to be a witness
“Please, tell me how to hold it all?” she asks me in an email.In other words, in a fragile world, how do we rise above the weight of the noise? And, is it even possible to make a difference?My gut…
Now is the time
In her delightful book, Life is a Verb, Patti Digh writes about a visit to Washington D.C. She has traveled to meet her husband, David. Her flight arrives in the afternoon, so they decide to grab a cup of tea…
Contagious Courage
Cruelty and unkindness hurt my heart. And with an inundating loop of news stories, it is too easy to viscerally react, or somehow feel at the mercy of. And a part of me wants to shut down.“Courage is one of…