What really matters
On a few of my walks in Ireland, I would pass by congregates of sheep, with lots of new lambs. And I did my best to try to chat. Wondering if they would understand my accent.“So. Is it okay to…
Daily Dose (April 28 – May 1)
TUESDAY APRIL 28 -- Walking gives your mind time and space. To wander and mull and ponder. And evaluate, and then re-evaluate.I’m walking (we’re doing about five miles per day), but gratefully my heart and spirit are “walking” too. That's…
Compassion is never small
It was one of those very large family reunions, where you likely don't recognize half the people, and spend a good deal of your time trying to avoid the pugnacious uncle whose name you've tried to forget. In the midst…
Power in Sanctuary
I’m writing this off the beaten path, staying with friends near Asheville, NC. And if you watch the news, you know that it is a minor miracle that I am able to send this Sabbath Moment at all, as power…
Love will set us free
“When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable,” Madeleine L'Engle wrote. “But to grow up is to accept vulnerability. To be alive is to be vulnerable.”And there is a…
Blessed embrace
It's already long past departure time. I'm standing near the gate, waiting for the inbound passengers to deplane. There's nowhere to go, and the plane will depart when it departs. Even so, the passengers (including me) are beginning to huddle,…
A Place for Sanctuary. Daily Dose. (Mar 22 – 25)
This week we’re talking about the power of touch. The invitation to be present. We make a difference in our world, not by shaming or tidying up or "converting", but, in the words of the little boy to his momma…
A Place for Sanctuary. Daily Dose (Mar 8 – 11)
Tuesday -- Yes, we live in a disquieting world.And this week, in our Daily Dose, we come face to face with our propensity to worry and wonder about whether (if, or how) we can make any difference.I confess than I…
A Place for Sanctuary. Daily Dose. (Feb 1 – 4)
Tuesday -- I love the story about the town of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, where there is a church named Lagniappe. It is an old Creole word that means "something extra."Pastor Jean Larroux explains, "Down here if you go into…