Good morning... I cannot unplug from Richard Rohr's quote in Falling Upward: "As Desmond Tutu told me on a recent trip to Cape Town, 'We are only the light bulbs, Richard, and our job is just to remain screwed in!'" (ix) Jesus says a similar thing, "Remain in Me, and I [will remain] in you...for [otherwise] apart from Me [that [...]
Good morning... Our writers' group of ten women has been meeting most months for over ten years. So when one writer challenged us last week with the quandary of a quote, a variety of comments came cascading down. You will remember the initial words from our recent post Drill Deep. "This a small section of something I read [...]
Good morning... As I circle my way down into God at my core, a new idea springs up. Instead of encouraging you touch six times the "Previous" link on the top of each Sunday message, I am inspired to connect us directly to the Everyday Blog tab on our SueToYou.com website. Now that's a fresh, ingenious thought. Easy. [...]
Good morning... Saturated by the mayhem of May, I received a convicting email from a friend. She wrote, "Here is a small section of something I read today: 'When one gallon of water is spread to its thinnest molecules, it can cover an area of nearly five square miles. It would be difficult to see, and beyond that [...]
Good morning... This Sabbath morning, rest at peace with our loving LORD. Like the invisible, unpredictable wind carrying us along, savor the embrace of this life-giving song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD_s4U5AAdw Let God whisper into your open, inner ear, "My grace is enough; it’s all you need. My strength comes into its own in your weakness. Once I heard that, I [...]
Good morning... On the morn of this mid-May weekend, the unsettling winds of change swirl within and around. Some of us will race to graduation festivities, end-of-the-school-year activities, or the final game of a hard-fought state tournament. Some of us will face health crises, hospitalization, or the final hours with a heaven-bound loved one. Some of us will [...]
Good morning... "Thank you, Sue!" she wrote after yesterday's post, We Find Balance. "I needed this today and every day! Awesome reminder." I felt compelled to write back: "Balancing on God's breeze is our pathway forward!" "Just wrote that sentence down as my reminder," smiled her return email. And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking [...]
Good morning... Every year the month of May swirls out of our control, ripping up our school year routines, not yet sprouting the seeds of summer. Weddings. Graduations. Goodbyes and hellos. May holds crowded space for the death to what was, the "What next?" of right now, and the unpredictable nature of a brand new birth. Inviting a [...]
Good morning... "Last month, as the 20th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting approached, STEM School Highlands Ranch joined hundreds of schools near Denver in closing temporarily amid security concerns," reports a New York Times article. "The anniversary came and went, and schools returned to their routines. But on Tuesday afternoon, the STEM school’s worst fears were realized when [...]
Good morning... As I turned on the news I quickly opened my journal. From an interview with the rabbi whose California synagogue was attacked by a gunman, deep hurt and deeper hope splattered quotes on my page. There is a war out there between darkness and light. America is a nation who believes in God. Celebrating our religious [...]
