Category Archives: Easter

Always

Posted on May 26, 2023 by Esther Hizsa

The disciples were scared spitlesswhen You sent them off two by two to preach and perform miracleswithout You.But they did it and came back full of joy with stories as long as Your arm. Then when You were arrested, beaten and … Continue reading →

Posted in Easter, Poetry, Reflections | Tagged Carivaggio, Esther Hizsa, Father Lawrence Lew, Frederick Buechner, Oh No!, Sent Out, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, The Ascension of Our Lord, The Incredulity of St. Thomas, The Sacred Journey | 1 Comment

Just Sit There and Let Me Love You

Posted on May 19, 2023 by Esther Hizsa

When my eyelid started twitching, I knew my body was stressed. “You can slow down,” I heard God say to me in a spiritual direction session. That week, with the same tender concern Pastor Ruth said, “You don’t have to … Continue reading →

Posted in compassion, Easter, Reflections, Stories | Tagged Alex O'Neal, Eastertide, Esther Hizsa, Girl Seated on Hillside, I hear coffee, jojo 77, Psalm 131:2, raccoon, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Winslow Homer | Leave a comment

A Little Resurrection

Posted on May 12, 2023 by Esther Hizsa

I was all packed and ready to go. But not quite. I needed to go over a couple of sessions I would lead during the Living from the Heart course one more time. Now I had a spacious hour that … Continue reading →

Posted in Easter, Mindfulness, Prayer, Reflections, Stories | Tagged Allium, Easter, Esther Hizsa, Isaiah 30:15, Living from the Heart, Marcy Leigh, Michael Levine-Clark, Pothos, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver | Leave a comment

Notice Me

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Esther Hizsa

As soon as the participants started arriving at the retreat centreI noticed something in meelbowed to the front and shoved my self aside. She wanted a hug from everyone and pouted when she didn’t get it.At the dinner table,she told … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood, compassion, Easter, Poetry, Reflections | Tagged Bernard Dupont, Esther Hizsa, Gordon Johnson, Michael Levine-Clark, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Vervet Monkeys | 4 Comments

The Unholy Three

Posted on April 28, 2023 by Esther Hizsa

Fear is a powerful ally.It curbs my behaviour, motivates me, and keeps me safe.Would I be as nice if I didn’t fear judgment?Would I prepare and work so hard if I didn’t fear failure?Would I watch what I eat and … Continue reading →

Posted in ADHD, compassion, Easter, Mindfulness, Poetry, Reflections | Tagged Eastertide, Esther Hizsa, Heather Ruce, Jim Forest, Luke 12:29-32, Rublev Trinity, sparrows, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, super hero, The Unholy Three | Leave a comment

My Suffering

Posted on April 21, 2023 by Esther Hizsa

Sadness crept closer with each chapter I read. Then it slipped in beside me when the father left too. It was still there the next day and the day after that. Sadness kept coming in through the tiny crack of … Continue reading →

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Known

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Esther Hizsa

I am made of the earthand of its Creatorflesh and spirithuman, divineimpermanent and eternal. I will dieand before I dieI will have died and risen againhundreds of times. On the Saturdaybetween Good Fridayand Easter Sunday,I lay awake in the tomband … Continue reading →

Posted in Easter, Mystical, Poetry, Reflections | Tagged Amancay Maahs, Colossians 3:3, Cynthia Bourgeault, Esther Hizsa, Faith, Fr Lawrence Lew O.P., Heather Ruce, Just right she sighed, Lovely Feet, Psalm 4:8, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, St.Andrew's Anglican Church, Steve Corey | 5 Comments

Just as You Promised

Posted on April 8, 2023 by Esther Hizsa

I fell asleep beside you in the tomband when I woke up you were gone and not gone. I looked up, and there you were looking down at meand smiling. “Good morning, my Beloved,”you said as if it wasn’t the most famous morningin … Continue reading →

Posted in Easter, Poetry, Reflections | Tagged Alice Popkorn, Esther Hizsa, J.R.R.Tolkien, Klimmende win, Morning Mood, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Sylvia Sassen | 2 Comments

May We Love You

Posted on April 2, 2023 by Esther Hizsa

And, now, it is our turnto remind you of your belovedness, Dear One. This week, when you need to hear it most,may we greet you on the road, palms waving.May we wash your beautiful feet,savour our last meal,and feel the sting … Continue reading →

Posted in Easter, Holy Week, Lent, Poetry, Reflections | Tagged Christ in Gethsemane, Crucifixion 2, Esther Hizsa, Jesus down from the cross, Michael D. O'Brien, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Were you there | Leave a comment

Release, Receive and Return

Posted on May 6, 2022 by Esther Hizsa

For days after I heard how my words wounded another, I was visited with the recurring judgment that I was a bad person, an unsafe person. I was shrouded in shame until God found me through a Lenten reflection on … Continue reading →