Category Archives: Christmas

Christ In Me, With Me, For Me

This Advent, God’s been inviting me to live in the reality that Christ is in me, with me, and for me. I noticed, when I undertook a task or wrote a post, that I was not alone. I felt accompanied … Continue reading

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Waiting

What if the one you are waiting for never comes? It was only choir practice at the little United Church a mile away. My friend Edith and I were thirteen years old and proud to be the youngest members. Every … Continue reading

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My Heart Sings

The master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside and said, … Continue reading

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Here for a While

So many wondersI treasure in my heart.My soul magnifies the Lord.He has scattered the proud and lifted up the lowly!I still find it hard to believeI was chosen to give birth to God-With-Us.The wonder of wonders I wake up to … Continue reading

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Uncontainable Love

Love cannot be contained. It comes as a fireball of gloryand, when it meets resistance,is not stoppedbut spills –yellow, orange, and purple–all over the sky, land, and sea. Christmas may not come as expected.Dare I say, it likely won’t.You may have … Continue reading

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Where Peace Finds Me

I’m waiting for the peace that comes when I know what to do,do it, and nothing goes wrong(or at least the unforeseen is manageable). It doesn’t take much to keep me awake at night,weighing the same optionsover and overand longing for sleep. I’ve … Continue reading

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Turn to Wonder

“I have wonderful news:the Hoped-for-One,the Birthing you’ve longed forin the depths of your soul,has come, oh yes, has come!”— Joyce Rupp Really?I can’t see it happening.I long to be birthed into long stretches of unrattled moments,moments of easeand wholenessuntinged with disappointment. Will Your coming calm the sea of my lifefree me from my paralyzing thoughtssatisfy my hunger?This wafer … Continue reading

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Advent 4: Silence

As I began my four-day retreat last week, I became aware of how uncomfortable I was with the silence–especially in the evening when it was dark, and I couldn’t go for walk or gaze at the sea. I wanted something … Continue reading

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Advent 3: Restless

And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” –Luke 9:58 (NRSVUE) I want to lay my head on the satisfactionof believing that … Continue reading

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Advent 2: Trust

Life is a succession of dyings and risings. At the center of the Eucharist, we proclaim, “Christ has died, Christ is risen, and Christ will come again.”–Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditation, November 27, 2022 This morning I saw minuscule buds on my … Continue reading

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