Category Archives: compassion

A World Filled with Love

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Esther Hizsa

He showed me a little thing, the size of a hazelnut, in the palm of my hand, and it was as round as a ball. I looked at it with my mind’s eye and I thought, “What can this be?” … Continue reading →

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Always

Posted on January 13, 2024 by Esther Hizsa

Before He said the words,before I was lowered through the roof,before I became sick and paralyzed,before my first transgression,before I was even born,I was loved.I was forgiven. Before I picked up my matand walked,I was whole.I was enough.I didn’t need … Continue reading →

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Mistake

Posted on January 6, 2024 by Esther Hizsa

And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.–Rainer Maria Rilke It seemed like a good idea at the time.Even afterwardsI could see the gift in it until I saw it through another person’s eyes. … Continue reading →

Posted in ADHD, compassion, Mindfulness, Poetry, Poverty of Spirit, Reflections, Songs | Tagged Esther Hizsa, humility, New Year, Rainer Maria Rilke, Sing Over Me, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, The Porter's Gate, W.Brown, Zephaniah 3:17 | Leave a comment

The Light Has Come

Posted on December 30, 2023 by Esther Hizsa

When this year began,we livedin dappled lightand shadows. Then life thrust usinto a darkness so brightwe saw each other,we liked what we sawand loved each other. Once that love was born,it became so precious to usthat nowthe momentswhen we may … Continue reading →

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The Lord Is My Shepherd

Posted on December 15, 2023 by Esther Hizsa

I am a sheepand I like it–Sally Fisher Here in the Psalm In the second week of Advent,You showed up as promised,giving me the poem I needed for the Wednesday Lunch Club Christmas cards,an idea for the last gift,conversations to settle ruffled … Continue reading →

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Where Peace Finds Me

Posted on December 8, 2023 by Esther Hizsa

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 →

Posted in Advent, Christmas, compassion, Mindfulness, Poetry, Reflections, Songs | Tagged Esther Hizsa, Sanctuary Songs, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, The Porter's Gate, You Are My Sanctuary | 3 Comments

The Question That Makes It Hard Not to Fear

Posted on December 2, 2023 by Esther Hizsa

The Angel Gabriel appeared to meagain this year and announced,“You will conceive and bear the Christ Child.” Hardly containing his exuberance, he went on.“Beloved and cherished one,you have been chosen to participate in God’s grand projectto save the cosmos and everything … Continue reading →

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Tides

Posted on November 24, 2023 by Esther Hizsa

Jesus replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,’ and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance … Continue reading →

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On That Day

Posted on November 17, 2023 by Esther Hizsa

People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. … It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man … Continue reading →

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Colloquy*

Posted on November 10, 2023 by Esther Hizsa

I’m rattled and jarred. I fill my cartand don’t have the right card.I arrive at the door,and the key isn’t in my pocket.I remember the question I needed to askon my way back from the pharmacy. Every day I face … Continue reading →