We belong to each other
I sat down today to write Sabbath Moment. But a blank paper continued to stare back. That’s never fun. So, I picked up the newspaper, and read this headline, “How to Stay Sane in Brutalizing Times,” by David Brooks.I picked…
Daily Dose (Oct 30 – Nov 2)
Tuesday -- This week, we’re giving ourselves the permission to “be tiny”—enamored with and nourished by simple delights. To savor the gift of the sacred, in the ordinary and the mundane.And yes, I will continue to put my money on…
Soaked in Grace
GK Chesterton tells the story of a teenage boy granted one wish by a genie. “Do you wish to be huge or tiny?”We are all swayed by the appeal of being big, strong and powerful. So, no surprise, the boy…
Daily Dose (Oct 24 – 27)
Tuesday -- “They serve one another. And they protect one another,” the little boy noticed on a world-hopping trip visiting "underprivileged" countries (where his father had the firm purpose of showing his son, how “poor people” live).The father wasn’t imagining…
They serve one another
It has been another week where the news makes us wonder if there are any answers... accompanied by feeling powerless, deeply emotional, horrified, angry, and scared.I am grateful for your emails. One asked, “You talk about spiritual hydration. But how…
Daily Dose (Oct 17 – 20)
Tuesday -- The anthropologist invited the children from the African tribe to play one game. He placed a basket of fruit near the tree and announced, addressing the children: "The one of you who reaches the tree first will be…
To reflect the light
During the recent pandemic shutdown, on my walk every day, I stopped to chat with (and yes, often preach to) the congregation of sheep just around the corner from my house. I miss them.They gave me the permission to simply…
Daily Dose (Oct 10 – 13)
Tuesday -- This week, we remember, compassion is real.And I say (yes, often in homilies), “Compassion matters. And our world needs it.”This is easy to say (or preach), but I confess that more often than not, I see (focus only…
Compassion is real
Some days the headlines are just too big to put our emotional arms (and heart) around. And when it happens, my heart is heavy. And sadly, I do my best to ignore it, and close my eyes, to my detriment.So.…
Daily Dose (Oct 3 – 6)
Tuesday -- A man who took great pride in his lawn found himself with a large crop of dandelions. He tried every method he knew to get rid of them. Still, they plagued him.Finally, he wrote the department of agriculture.…