TUESDAY JULY 30 -- This week, we embrace the affirmation from Joe (as in, Joe versus the Volcano), “Only a few people are awake and they live in a state of constant total amazement.”However, in our cultural fixation to find…
This week I received a letter that restored my heart. A balm to my soul. Well, truth be told, the letter was written and sent in 1513. Let’s just say it took a while to get to me.You see, recently,…
TUESDAY JULY 23 -- This week we will be asking; As we walk through our days, how do we carry and honor what really matters?Rabbi Abraham Heschel starts us off with a necessary paradigm shift. “We teach children how to…
This weekend, Abbot emeritus Francis Benedict of St. Andrew’s Abbey in Valyermo, breathed his last breath here on earth. For my years through seminary and into the early years of my ministry, Francis was my beloved spiritual director and friend.…
TUESDAY JULY 16 -- This week we will learn from the story of a two-year old helping her mama cook, but breaking too many eggs on the counter, and making a mess. And we’ll be asking: Do I want a…
A mother begins her weekend breakfast routine, pulling ingredients from the refrigerator. Omelets on the family menu this morning. Before she knows it, her two-year-old daughter has climbed a chair and is now sitting on the kitchen counter."Momma, can I…
TUESDAY JULY 9 -- Life happens. And some of the sandcastles we build, dissolve and flatten.This week, let us embrace stories about the gift of connection, and the healing power in rebuilding.Let us not use our energy to worry. Let…
On a beach near the ocean, two very young children spend their afternoon enthusiastically building a sandcastle. They work eager, unabashed and wholehearted. Giggles and laughter fill the air. After they finish, they admire their handiwork. Focused, they do not…
TUESDAY JULY 2 -- This week we’ll be telling stories about the invitation and permission to be one of God’s desperadoes. I believe in stories of love and kindness, that nourish and replenish our weary soul. Stories inviting us to…
Another week when so many in our world feel alarmed or exhausted, scrambling in their minds to make sense of it all.And I know this; when I’m tired, I prefer my head in the sand.After all, “What can I do…