They were too much, for whatever reason. They were the lambs the ewe kicked away from her warmth, milk, care. These are the bummer lambs in the shepherding tradition, shunned from mom’s circle of care, orphaned. She pushes them away,…
Can we talk about how effortlessly rich Kathleen Battle’s voice is? Hands down my favorite soprano of all time. “The peace of the Lord be with you.” We greet, shake hands, smile into the eyes of strangers and mumble…
Isaiah 7:14 “… Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name lmmanuel: God with us” Life leapt. God kicked and what at first she had held tight within faith’s fist, now bounced, small mass of cells…
I read this and all indifference melts. Later I peer into eyes wonder what struggle my waitress, my kids’ teacher, my mask wearing perfect friend wrestles with. I wonder what makes you weary. The battle has been long and we…
This week my precious Nona was dying from Alzheimer’s. Children and Grandchildren huddled around her bed soaking up her presence for one last day. We adored her Irish red hair, her mama bear spunk and the love she wrapped us in whenever…
He’s sprawled out beside my sleeping husband right now, the little love. They are both passed out on our bed, lights still on. Superman pajama top, Christmas jammy bottom. I found him at the top of the stairs before my…
“Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in Thee.” St. Augustine The chef knife lay over the clove of garlic flat and I smacked it with my fist feeling…
“You shall go out with joy and be led forth in peace. The mountains and the hills will break forth into songs before you. There will be shouts of joy and all the trees of the field will clap their…
From Henri Nouwen: “The literal translation of the words ‘pray always’ is ‘come to rest.’ The Greek word for rest is hesychia, and hesychasm is the term which refers to the spirituality of the desert. A hesychast is a…
John 15:1-8 Good teachers teach from what is right in front of them and my bet is that in this scripture, Jesus is too. I imagine he and the disciples are on a hike to a new village…the Word,…