In these uncertain timesas we navigate the new normal,are you willing to share your ideas and solutions?As you know, many people are struggling.I know you are up against it:the digital landscape.We share your concerns.As you know, many people are struggling.We hope this note finds you and your family safe.We’ve never seen anything like this before.Here… Continue reading A poem made up of the first lines of emails I’ve received while quarantining by Jessica Salfia
Author: Ed Frost
An Evolving Course by Rumi
We began as a mineral.
We emerged into plant life
and into the animal state,
and then to being human
A People Place by William J. Crocker
If this is not a place where tears are understood,
Where do I go to cry?
A Compline Collect
Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ; give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous; and all for your love’s sake. Amen.
Does God have a Name?
In an interactive sermon on the titles of Jesus, a church member asked why does Jesus have so many names? It was a good question. On reflection, Jesus had one name: Jesus, but many titles, (Prince of Peace, Emmanuel, The Good Shepherd, etc.) Similarly for God Himself. In scripture His people actually used names for… Continue reading Does God have a Name?
Quietness
I’ve not blogged for 30 days, which feels like an age. In that time my life has been radically altered. The COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic has swept our society, deluged my hospital; my wife has moved out to my son’s home and my son has moved in with me, as our family adjusts to coral those… Continue reading Quietness
Anne Lamott on Suffering and Action
Most of us have figured out that we have to do what’s in front of us and keep doing it… Every time we choose the good action or response, the decent, the valuable, it builds, incrementally, to renewal, resurrection, the place of newness, freedom, justice… In the aftermath of loss, we do what we’ve always… Continue reading Anne Lamott on Suffering and Action
The Other Side of the Virus, An Opportunity to Awaken… by Fr. Richard Hendrick, OFM
Yes there is panic buying.
Yes there is sickness.
Yes there is even death.
But,
A Prayer for Inner Peace
I weave a silence on to my lipsI weave a silence into my mindI weave a silence within my heartI close my ears to distractionsI close my eyes to attractionsI close my heart to temptations Calm me, Lord, as you calmed the storm;still me, Lord, keep me from harm. Let all the tumult within me… Continue reading A Prayer for Inner Peace