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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
This Good Friday
Crucifixion by Ukrainian artist Natalya Rusetskain You take in all our suffering feel every violent act every hope destroyed each final breath. From the cross you see through our denial and delusions. No justification dares return your gaze. From the … Continue reading
Known
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 Aging, Easter, Mystical, Poetry, Reflections
Tagged Amancay Maahs, Colossians 3:3, Esther Hizsa, Faith, Fr Lawrence Lew O.P., Irene Fennema, Just right she sighed, Living from the Heart, Lovely Feet, Psalm 4:8, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Steve Corey
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My Favourite Things
Cream-covered cupcakes and no-fault insurance,No big surprises and endless assurance,Wild geese that fly with my cares on their wings,These are a few of my favourite things. I’ve been putting together a playlistof my favourite attachments.Oh, the delight I feel when I … Continue reading
Leaving the Sidewalk
“You’re brave,” the woman at the desk said.“You ride your bike in traffic so confidently. I stick to the sidewalks.” “You’re a good listener,” someone else said the next day. Then another person and another told me something that helped … Continue reading
Present Moment, Wonderful Moment
For so longI focussed on doing important things,prioritizing one activity over anotherand resenting ordinary, necessary tasks–cooking, cleaning, check-ups, and paying bills. Then, I kept company with folks even older than me.They helped me slow downand be present to where I … Continue reading
The Gift of Awareness
On a beautiful daywhen nothing was going wronganxiety showed up,just in case I needed it, I suppose. I scanned my life to see what I was concerned about.Nothing.Then disappointment showed up–disappointment that I couldn’t enjoy the daywithout this annoying “friend” … Continue reading
Posted in Mindfulness, Poetry, Reflections
Tagged Anthony de Mello, anxiety, awareness, black clouds, Esther Hizsa, Helen Haden, screen door, spiritual director Burnaby
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The Way to Begin Anything
The way we would begin in prayer is that we belong to God. And all the prayer starts and unfolds out of that knowing that we belong to God. We are trying to get past the topic of prayer to … Continue reading
On That Day
You will say on that day:“I will give thanks to you, O Lord …”–Isaiah 12:1 (CEB) On that day.Not today,but one day,you will give thanksfor what you cannot give thanks for now. Even though othersare gratefuland assume you are too,it’s … Continue reading
An Everyday Pilgrim 