A highway shall be there, and it shall be called the Holy Way; the unclean shall not travel on it,* but it shall be for God’s people;* no traveller, not even fools, shall go astray. No lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous beast come up on it; they shall not be found there, […]
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Sanderling on the Beach
And God said, ‘Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the dome of the sky.’ So God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, of every kind, with which the waters swarm, and every winged bird of every kind. And God […]
Still and Balanced
“Reflect for a moment on the benefit of a mind that has balance and equanimity and feel in yourself what a gift it would be to bring a peaceful heart to your own life and to the world around you…” Jack Kornfield I was listening to Jack Kornfield the other day mindful of the long […]
Spacious Skies
The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims God’s handiwork. –Psalm 19:1 Photo credit: Art Norton How beautiful your spacious skies, O God our creator. Amen.
More Manageable To-Do Lists
When they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything and followed him. Luke 5:11 “They left everything and followed him” (That’s what the first of Jesus’ disciples did.) Everything around my home that has memories attached. Everything around my house that has a use, now or in the future. All the info that […]
Night Heron
The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” Mark 12:31 Where will I go when the marshes die? When oil covers the sand smothers the grass kills the snails, minnows and snakes? What will I eat when the crabs are gone? and the sludge lies like a […]
Each Precious Drop of Life
Oh, for the days when I was in my prime, when God’s intimate friendship blessed my house, when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me. Job 29:3-5 Now Israel’s eyes were failing because of old age, and he could hardly see. So Joseph brought his sons close to him, and […]
Blizzard Altruism
I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me. (And the Boston addition — I needed a place to park and you moved your lawn chair — AMEN!) Matthew 25:35 I grew up south of Buffalo, New York, so I […]
For God to Be God
Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and HE shall hear my voice.” Psalm 55:17 If you are not hungry for God–your life is too full of other things. Our Heavenly Father has created a space for us. Let us all “make space” for Him. When we “make space” for […]
Silent Victims No More
Let anyone with ears listen! Matthew 13:9 I am deeply inspired by Emma Gonzalez, and the other kids from Parkland, Florida. They are in great pain as they mourn their friends and teachers after the most recent school shooting, but they are voicing a vision and organizing for change even while they grieve. They refuse […]