the things we carry: songs and sacred spaces
Message for Mary Sunday, contemplative service, December 2, 2018 This week, I have spent some time gazing at various artistic renderings of Mary and Elizabeth …
Message for Mary Sunday, contemplative service, December 2, 2018 This week, I have spent some time gazing at various artistic renderings of Mary and Elizabeth …
In searching for words of wisdom this morning, I inadvertently came across this older post. I’m glad it did. ~cameron Last night on our evening …
Waiting is hard for most of us. Not necessarily because we have to be where we are but because want to get to where we …
I gave this message at our contemplative Sanctuary service last Sunday, September 6. It is the 2nd in the 3-part series about the Social Principles …
This morning as I read of the postponement of Kelly Gissendaner‘s execution, I wondered what it must be like for her as she waits in …
There is a winter in all of our lives, a chill and darkness that makes us yearn for days that have gone or put our …
One More Sleep Til Christmas (words by Paul Williams, from The Muppet Christmas Carol) There magic in the air this evening Magic in the air …
In the Christian faith tradition, we have begun to celebrate Advent. The word “advent” means “the arrival” or “coming into view,” and for us, it …
Ok, Holy Spirit, once again you amaze me. I’m not sure if I’ve shared on this blog that I’ve resumed my yoga practice. This time, …
“You are root bound,” she said. “Your prayer needs to be, ‘God, give me a bigger pot.’” That’s what my counselor said to me Tuesday, …
Geese appear high over us, pass, and the sky closes. Abandon, as in love or sleep, holds them to their way, clear in the ancient …
This morning I came across this blessing in Jan Richardson’s book In the Sanctuary of Women. “Rootedness” seems to be a theme in my life …
As I squatted by the trellis yesterday to plant more sugar snap peas, I looked down at the boots I was wearing. I’ve had them …
Today, my sweet baby girl sheds another year and gracefully takes the next few steps on her life’s journey. There are days when I’m sure …
At this time of year, I fondly remember my dear friend, Cheryl. You see, a few years ago before she passed away from her third …
This morning, a friend of mine posted a link on her facebook wall to a “Reverse Lent Challenge.” The subhead noted, “Don’t give something up. …
Blessing the Dust A Blessing for Ash Wednesday All those days you felt like dust, like dirt, as if all you had to do was …
After we finally had a break from the hard, cold rain we’ve had recently, I went out to inspect the winter vegetables. This time of …
May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the …
As I continue to sit with “Hope” this week, I thought I would repost this one. “Hope” is the thing with feathers – That perches …
Reposting this one as two opportunities for reflection this week reminded me why I cherish the word “gumption.” This morning on my brief stroll …
After spending Sunday afternoon engaged in quiet creation care, I thought I’d revisit this post this morning. Knowing yourself is to be rooted in Being, …
Today brings with it several anniversaries for me. By the time, I received my cancer diagnosis on this date 3 years ago, I began to …
May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the …
In the summer, I like to hang potted plants from my house. My kitchen faces the backside of our home so I typically have a …
Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life …
One More Sleep Til Christmas (words by Paul Williams, from The Muppet Christmas Carol) There magic in the air this evening Magic in the air …
In 2006, I began a new path in my faith journey in a time that seemed riddled with challenges and questions. All at once, it …
Listen now to the gentle whispers of hope. ~Charles D. Brodhead Up behind our little farm, woods serve as a buffer from the neighborhood behind …
For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy …
I am sitting here at my kitchen table this morning peer out into the darkness. The storm is coming, and the early morning sky remains …
This morning on my brief stroll to pick kale for the girls, I glanced around the veggie beds. How empty everything seems, even with greens …
From this fog-bound Earth of ours We take refuge in you, O rest of our souls, Escaping like birds from a broken cage To the …
Prayer is not a product; it is a relationship. ~ Daniel Wolpert, Creating a Life with God: The Call of Ancient Prayer Practices Spending time …
O Creator Lord, let me feel the “isness” of of things and people, without resistance, without trying to impose my own pattern upon them or …
Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves then listen close …
A few years ago, I added the praise-and-amazement prayer, Wow. It’s the prayer of remembering to step outside when we are in monkey mind, or …
I do not understand the mystery of grace — only that it meets us where we are and does not leave us where it found …
from the prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where …