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The path of deep healing, of becoming whole, can be arduous. It asks everything of us, including profound surrender to what actually is present in our life. I have learned so much about surrender this long time of Covid, both …
Read More...I’ve been startled to learn, during this long year of Covid, how deep healing reveals such astonishing freedom. Here is a favorite story, which has challenged me over the years.
Many years ago, circus trains criss-crossed the United States. The …
Read More...Our weekly Circle of Island women has been sharing stories of our favorite winter activities, when we were kids. We laughed so hard imagining each other ice skating, sledding out of a second story window, building snow forts, and hurling …
Read More...We welcome the light, as we celebrate an ancient liturgy of epiphany, the appearance of the Sacred within our very lives. Here is the text of my sermon, and here is the video. All blessings and courage and good …
Read More...My wish for you as we begin our journey into the new year.
The Shimmering Hours by Jan Richardson
There is so much
I want to say,
as if the saying
could prepare you
for this path,
as if there …
Read More...It is the darkest season here in the northern hemisphere and the longest night of the year. And oh, what a year. We lurch towards the new year, barely allowing ourselves to hope it will slowly relax the stranglehold on …
Read More...Are you bone weary and overwhelmed by your days of obligations and responsibilities and chores? Do you wonder if you can get through the long, dark winter, while supporting those you love and care for? Are you just plain running …
Read More...Penny’s sermon this morning responds to these very fraught times in the country, A Time to Grieve and a Time to Plant.
In your comment, it would be wonderful if you would please include which seed you plan to plant …
Read More...This is a profound opportunity to deepen our understanding of some fundamental realities of the United States. Let me explain, please. But first, let’s remember, we are worn out, thread bare, disappointed, stunned, and afraid. And much more. Why were …
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