Category: Faith & Formation
-
Alive – August 19, 2013
I’ll never forgot that moment. Lying down in bed, inhaling the scent of night blooming jasmine wafting through the room, and feeling unbelievably content. It was the end of one of the most challenging weeks in my life. One that you could not pay me enough to re-live. In 7th grade my school had a…
-
This is Not the End – August 12, 2013
This… is NOT… the end! This bride, you and I will rise, come alive like third day morning first breaths of Christ! These words broke open my heart this morning. I felt disconnected today and couldn’t quite get at what I was feeling. My very absence of feelings was telling. I sat down to respond…
-
When There Isn’t An Easy Answer – July 26, 2013
Some days I am confronted by the fact that there is not an easy answer. Not surprisingly, this is not welcome news to me. Or to anyone. The reality is though, I live in a world that is overflowing with situations that cannot be explained with an easy answer. My post the other day dealt…
-
Transition and Grief – July 19, 2013
In the Bible, we’re given glimpses of the grieving rituals in Israel. At times, this included hiring a professional mourner. Yes, that is a person hired to cry, wail, and beat their breast when a person dies (but the real question is, does it have good medical benefits?). Again, this is a culture that values…
-
Resignation or Risk? – July 8, 2013
Last Thursday I had my monthly meeting with my spiritual director. I shared with her about the surprising experience of my birthday and how refreshing it was in light of this challenging year. As we continued to explore this past year the word that came to mind for me was “resignation.” So much of this…