Good morning... After being moved by yesterday's quote, we asked a helper to run six copies, one for each of us to take home. On the copied page lived another set of wise words, words written by Frank Laubach (1884-1970) in Letters by a Modern Mystic. "I feel simply carried along each hour," writes Laubach, "doing my part [...]
Good morning... Yesterday's post took hours to develop. It took a long time before wise words from God trickled through one of you and into my inbox, wise words which then graced our morning message. Interestingly, God's teaching on time continued as I went to my first meeting of the day. There I was confronted by the quiet [...]
Good morning... I have been awake in the dark for hours now. Praying. Journaling. Pondering on a blank page, "LORD, what do You want to say through me today?" Sitting still in this question, jotting one dead-end idea after another, I have watched a multitude of minutes tick off our wall clock. "This is where so many holy [...]
Good morning... "My practice has always been morning and evening prayer," our new-since-August headmaster at The Lovett School said as she spoke this week to our "Moms In Prayer" group. "The past several months this habit has been more challenging. Quieting my thoughts. Carving out the time. At night, staying awake." "But there is a gift someone gave [...]
Good morning... "I will not die an unlived life," begins the Dawna Markova quote our friend read aloud to us in class. "I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me less afraid, more accessible; to loosen my heart until [...]
Good morning... "Sweet dear friend," she emailed after yesterday's post, "I’m smiling as I know your family and I can just imagine how fun and light-filled that breakfast was and the jovial conversation which flowed from your son's prompt." "And yet I wonder," she continued, "how will these examples of near-death experiences “sit” with a community that is [...]
Good morning... As I flipped through my stack of favorite books for yesterday's post, I found my way back to two pages I love. The story of a tulip encourages us as we wait beneath the dark soil of not seeing, not knowing, not understanding exactly what God is growing in us. The beauty of spring popping in [...]
Good morning... "There are two things I love most about yesterday's post," she said as she pulled out her journal to show me her handwritten gems. "One is something Lou shared and the other is something you highlighted." "I can't. God can. I think I'll let Him," she sat back and smiled as she read from her page. [...]
Good morning... A wonderfully wide array of women filled the Chapel at Northside Church last night as we gathered for our annual Women's Lenten Communion Service. We experienced a heartfelt talk before breaking bread to dip into wine, feeding upon Christ's sacrificial love for all: through brokenness we are made whole. Let me share with you highlights from [...]
Good morning... I happened upon this Scripture and I savor its simplicity. You’ve always given me breathing room, a place to get away from it all, A lifetime pass to your safe-house, an open invitation as your guest. You’ve always taken me seriously, God, made me welcome among those who know and love you (Psalm 61:3-5). I welcome [...]
