Good morning... One line from yesterday's poem returns to me now. Even when lost in the dark of the woods, no clear path to follow, we reach to each other... A friend reached out to me this week, sharing a devotional message. "I love this this morning," she texted, simply. ****** At the Crossroads God’s Message yet again: [...]
Good morning... I recently met a poem that helps me to hold onto what is of utmost importance. ****** HOLDING by Phyllis Cole-Dai The intelligence of my five fingers working together to lace into the intelligence of yours— all the computing required of our brains. AI: actual intelligence. O, let us make our hands instruments for good! Catch [...]
Good morning... I saw this evocative image in a cool store yesterday. Expressive. Moving. Poignant. I snapped a photo and went home to research the artist, Benjamin Williamson. Here is some of what he says about his art. "I hope these images bring you a sense of the deep connection that I’ve felt when making them," Benjamin writes. [...]
Good morning... In the face of so many differences, distance and division, I met a poem which puts words to my deepest prayer. If I could build something sturdy in this world, something that wouldn't crash, melt, or rust, then I would make a bridge from my heart to yours. - Alexandra Vasiliu In the face of so [...]
Good morning... In yesterday's post, I shared this gorgeous photo sent earlier in the week by a friend, a picture of the crescent moon resting close to a planet in the dark of night. I finished my two hours of blogging then headed back to bed for my second sleep. Unfortunately, I was woken up early to take [...]
Good morning... As a teacher, I struggle to open safe space for the shy and the bold, the quiet and the talkative, the slow processors and the quick responders. All of us have gifts of great value to share, but how might I make room for the shy, quiet, slow processors and the bold, talkative, quick responders? I [...]
Good morning... For twenty years I have been on staff at Northside Church, two years in the Children's Ministry and eighteen years as the Women's Ministry Director. Annually we get away together. Last Tuesday was our day of staff training. One activity we did was to write on a canvas words that describe one another. We took time [...]
Good morning... I discover the image above and am drawn in by the quiet quote. "Letting go will teach you the art of being soft and humble, yet powerful and free." Researching the unfamiliar author, I google, "Who is Alexandra Vasiliu?" An intriguing description pours forth. "Alexandra Vasiliu is an inspirational poet and the best-selling author of Dare [...]
Good morning... In Waking Up to This Day, Paula D'Arcy shares transformative truth: "Catherine of Siena writes, 'My deepest me is God.'" (16) "When we see something as it is, the breaking of the shell begins," Paula explains. "My friend Flynn reflects, 'Even to look at an iris and think, "Such a beautiful flower," is already expressing an [...]
Good morning... Two people sent me Richard Rohr meditations on the same morning this week. When something repeats itself, it tends to get my attention. At the end of the devotional, Rohr shared this childlike depiction of how grace works. In her autobiography Story of a Soul, Thérèse tells a story of standing at the bottom of the [...]
