Wonder
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Amazed
Expect to be amazed, today, by something, anything, by someone, anyone.Be prepared to be amazed. (With a nod to Celeste Headlee.) Continue reading
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The Sower and the Seed
The Sower doesn’t check the soil first; they simply throw out the seed, generously, recklessly, for everyone, everywhere, no matter how ready the soil— at times dry and hard, at times moist and waiting.We are that soil, changing with the… Continue reading
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12th Night
He was the oldest of the shepherd band, and because of his dimmed hearing the angel choir had been but a droning.While he was aware of the brightness, it seemed as if the sun flashed for a moment in the… Continue reading
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A Prayer for Myself, the President, and All Who Read This
Today, grant me a shattering, transformative encounter with you, my Christ, ego-stripping, humbling, overwhelming, overturning. Awaken me to accept that the things I own, … Continue reading
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Good Dough
Like a good doughdestined to become fragrant, hot bread,dripping with melted butter and sweet honey,I, too, occasionally need to be punched down,deflated,returned to an earlier state,and left in a warm, quiet placeto rise again. Like a good dough,I, too, relish a… Continue reading
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The Wonder-Filled Life
The spiritual lifeis lived in wonder. Faith calls us to amazement,to awe: waves pound; babies burble; cicadas buzz; ferns unfurl; hearts crack; wounds heal; truth wins; love endures. Open,you,to the… Continue reading
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Maundy Thursday
It's probably not your feetmost in need of washing,but let Jesus begin there,and when he's done,you may have the courageto request a fuller cleansing. I mean, he's already here (right?)with the basin,the warm water,the clean towel,those beautiful, gentle hands, soon to… Continue reading
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Essential Self
You are not your history;your history is not you. You are not your family;your family is not you. You are not what you believe;your beliefs are not you. You are not your accomplishments;what you've done is not you. You are… Continue reading
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Advents
It's Advent,and there are more arrivalsthan that of sweet baby Jesus: the train of memory drops them off,one by one, as it circles the tree– pets and playmates, classmates and cousins, parents and neighbors, siblings and colleagues, … Continue reading
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Would You?
You don't believe; I get that.But if you could, would you? I can't run a marathon, but if I could, I would. I can't sing like Andrea Bocelli, but if I could, I would. We share that ache for meaning, don't we? yearning for depth, craving connection, desiring amazement…… Continue reading