Good morning... As a high school chaplain, my husband is skilled at communicating with people of all ages. Steve brings to life biblical concepts in simple, down to earth ways. In this week's devotional message, Steve encourages us to fully receive and to freely share the gift of God's "agape love". ****** Thoughts on 1 John 4:7-21 by [...]
Good morning... Sometimes we feel lost alone beneath our many layers. Even forming an honest prayer can feel really, really hard. For those moments of chaotic complexity, I just met a revealing poem. Over the phone, a friend read aloud these powerful words so that I could understand more clearly her personal struggle. I can relate to the [...]
Good morning... I am up in the wee hours of the night pondering this quote shared by a friend: "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." The Spirit now draws me to a prayer, a prayer to enhance the art of going far together. ****** "A Blessing Prayer" by [...]
Good morning... In researching the concept of radical empathy, I ran into the video below, a captivating video which puts flesh on the bones of a refreshing idea. This Sabbath morn, please enjoy this short video and wonder with God, "How might I be an integral part of Your healing solution?" My child, never drift off course from [...]
Good morning... "This poem plays beautifully with your post about radical empathy," she wrote. Remember? Radical empathy is "actively striving to better understand and share the feelings of others. To fundamentally change our perspectives from judgmental to accepting, in an attempt to more authentically connect with ourselves and others." I agree with my friend. This powerful poem plays [...]
Good morning... In yesterday's blog post, How To Avoid Burnout, together we witnessed the loving voice of God captured on my cell phone. As the day progressed, I was also able to witness the love of God caught wearing fur. My friend's year old puppy loves his momma dearly. To keep him company while she visited with her [...]
Good morning... In the past fourteen hours, God's voice was captured on my phone again and again and again. I will share with you three random-seeming text strings, and you too will witness the LORD's loving presence at work among us. Text string Number One - 7:36 pm. "I have been noticing for the first time these big [...]
Good morning... After yesterday's blog post, Claim This First Love, a dear friend sent me Richard Rohr's morning meditation for the same day, April 6th. It is as if Rohr is singing to us the next stanza in God's endless love song. ****** Love Revealed by Richard Rohr Julian of Norwich... teaches us that God’s love has nothing [...]
Good morning... "The spiritual life starts at the place where you can hear God’s voice," says the Henri Nouwen meditation from yesterday. "Where somehow you can claim that long before your father, your mother, your brother, your sister, your school, your church touched you, loved you, and wounded you—long before that, you were held safe in an eternal [...]
Good morning... Waking this Easter Monday morning, I wonder, "What does it really look like for Christ to live in us?" In the quiet of these early hours, my mind is drawn back to a letter I received on Saturday from the leader of our Disaster Response Team from church. A lightbulb goes on right now: "This is [...]
