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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

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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

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The Healing Power of Compassion

I awoke after surgery expecting painand discomfortbut I didn’t expect a hidden griefto break free, rise up andoverwhelmme. In that moment,I knew,as solidly as I knew anything,I needed a hand to hold–a friend who understood to stay with mein this cycloneof sadness. … Continue reading

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We Need the Mind of Christ

We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.–Albert Einstein What if I start with “we”?I didn’t create the problems the world faces, not on my own. But I do have an impact, good … Continue reading

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Course Corrections

“You need to signal, or you’ll end up getting hurt,” the man in a big pickup yelled out the open passenger window as he drove by. It was the first day of spring and my first ride of the year. … Continue reading

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Plan A

I was invited into the desert with You,led there by the Spiritinto a barren placewith no food. You were temptedto turn stones into bread.You could have done it,but you refused. If I could have,I would have.Why wait for God to … Continue reading

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What Must I Do to Be Good?

    As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”       “Why do you call me good?” Jesus … Continue reading

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Revelation

By the miracle of medicine and grace, my mother woke from the malaise of dementia. For two days, her quick mind was back. She laughed and shared stories. She hugged me and thanked me for taking care of her. As I … Continue reading

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Sabbath Keeping

At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the Sabbath; his disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. When the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, “Look, your disciples are … Continue reading

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What Is Taken Away

Whoever has will be given more;whoever does not have,even what they have will be taken from them.–Mark 4:25 (NIV) When I heard this scripture one morning, and thought about our generous God, I didn’t hear the word “even.” I heard, … Continue reading

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