Daybreak: the perfect time to break free
Daybreak is magic. And magnificent. I’ve always been an early riser. Daybreak has a slow-build beauty for me. The older I get the easier it is to be up before dawn. It’s more important, too. The transition from “the darkest hour” to the slowly lightening sky invites my patience. I love sitting in the certainty […]
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Child pose.
Immediately after church service this morning, I intercepted friend Joanna at the back of the sanctuary. Shortly before, I had received a wonderful treat from her 9-year-old daughter, Serena. “I had the most fun watching Serena listen intently to the Sunday School story of Mary and Joseph making their way to Bethlehem. The class was […]
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God’s Dwelling Place.
What wonders some discoveries bring. New ways of saying and seeing things that affirm (perhaps expand) what I already know and believe. Discoveries that are new “Aha!” producers. “I was created in God’s likeness and image; I am God’s dwelling place.” (Sacred Space for Advent and the Christmas Season 2016-2017) First half of that statement […]
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Haggling with God.
Haggling is not my thing. That’s probably why I love Hafiz’s poem “Manic Screaming”. We should make all spiritual talk Simple today: God is trying to sell you something, But you don’t want to buy. That is what your suffering is: Your fantastic haggling Your manic screaming over the price! Rings true to me. The […]