Category Archives: Reflections
This Beautiful Now
In returning and rest, you will be saved. In quietness and trust you will find strength. –Isaiah 30:15 (The Voice) I forgetit takes time to settle my nervous system, takes intention to notice my feet aren’t touching the ground. All the spaciousness I long for is right … Continue reading
The Conversion of Rosie: Part 1
I took my mom to get her hair cut. Since she had chemo over a year ago, no hairdresser’s been able to tame her soft white hair. She looks like Punk Rocker meets Alfalfa. Once, I saw her elderly tablemate … Continue reading
Signs of Resurrection
On Sunday morning while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. –John 20:1 (CEV) The first sign of Christ’s resurrection came early.I recognized it when … Continue reading
A Poem, Prayer and Song for Earth Day
Awakening I remember the momentI stood by the oceanand heard You whisper,in each wave that encircled my feet,that the earth on which I stoodand everything in itis Your body. The air I breatheis Your breath,the sand, Your skin,the love You … Continue reading
Resurrection Is Personal
Resurrection isn’t just about living forever. It’s about living now and how we pick up our cross, go through death and become a new revised version of ourselves. Resurrection is personal. I remember the Easter I entered the tomb after … Continue reading
Scheduling a Time to Grieve
I told my spiritual director about the deep grief that overwhelmed me after my surgery and my grief returned quietly with tears. We listened –You, my spiritual director and I– to that tender part of me and heard what was … Continue reading
