My Most Vulnerable Post
Good morning... I am still processing my most vulnerable post from this month, "Did I Suck As A Teacher?" When I taught the Enneagram to a new group of women, I let the Spirit lead. By the end of the interactive night, I felt like God left us all in the confusing dark, not understanding this ancient tool measuring our spiritual growth into Christlikeness, not knowing which Enneagram number might most resemble our [...]
A New Prayer For Anxiety
Good morning... "A dear friend sent this to me," she texted yesterday. "Thought it was too lovely not to share with my other dear friend Sue!" With too many cooks in my mind's chaotic kitchen, I opened the blog post. Breathing. Focusing. Taking time. I fed on calming wisdom. ****** A New Prayer for Anxiety by Esther Liu, March 7, 2024 Living with anxiety is hard. Yet as finite beings in a fallen [...]
Enjoy The Good Stuff
Good morning... Up in the middle of the night, I read the Post Hope blog message crafted by Elizabeth, the daughter-in-law of my longtime soul friend. Elizabeth has been invited to share her story at a gala for the American Cancer Society tonight. Prayers go out to her, her friends and her family as they attend this long awaited evening. As she faces the highs and lows of nurturing her young family while [...]
Our Ghastly Struggle
Good morning... Evil is not a word I use very often. Yet, in yesterday's post I shared the words from Romans 12:21 bleached into my tattered shirt: "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." After waking from my second sleep, I re-read our blog post before opening a weekly devotional sent to my inbox. There was the word again. Evil. "If I did not believe," says the Dorothy Day [...]
My Act Of Hope
Good morning... I voted yesterday in the Georgia primary election, a voting endeavor which had a pre-determined outcome before I walked through the little church doors. Neither of the two front running presidential candidates needed my single vote, so why did I take time out of my full Tuesday to cast a ballot? I am committed to living out the Bible verse etched into the shirt I recently purchased from two black teens [...]
The Lighthouse: A Story Of Restoration
Good morning... As I have shared with you, this season in my life is saturated with learning and teaching about the Enneagram, a study of the nine basic types of people we meet in the world. This dynamic measure of spiritual transformation, conceived of by the Christian desert mothers and fathers in the fourth century, helps to explain why we behave the way we do. It allows us to identify when we are [...]
The Instinct Of Oppenheimer
Good morning... A few weeks ago, I watched a fascinating interview with Cillian Murphy, the actor who played Oppenheimer in the movie which won best picture at the Oscars last night. Murphy described the acting technique which has taken him over thirty years to develop. "His portrayal of Oppenheimer was not so much a miracle as hard work," explained interviewer Scott Pelley. "He lost 28 pounds to get the silhouette. Then, he rose [...]
What Do I Really, Really Want?
Good morning... A dear, dear friend just wrote and posted her first blog yesterday. It is wise. It is informative. It is tender and life-giving. Now I share with you just a portion of her message on this second Saturday morning in March. ****** The Path by Juli Able It’s only been recently that I’ve learned the important role of listening to my desires in the context of spiritual discernment. By discernment, I [...]
Receiving As We Send
Good morning... As I send the Spirit's stirrings in yesterday's post, Listening To Learn, God's mysterious voice echos back. "In Less Than Fifteen Minutes," is the title of her early morning poem immediately received by my inbox. Much like me, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer writes in sync with the song of the bird. Where God's divine guidance through me ends, the Spirit's wisdom through Rosemerry begins. ****** As easy as stepping out the door, [...]
Listening To Learn
Good morning... After days of drizzly rain, I stepped outside with our dogs at dawn. For the first time this approaching spring, I heard an invisible bird sing, sing, sing. Melodic. Mesmerizing. Mysteriously unseen. I stood a while in the soggy grass, admiring the playful song. This early morning experience drew me to a book I have loved for so so long, The Song of the Bird by Anthony de Mello. Inspired by [...]
Pay Attention. Now.
Good morning... "Now pay attention," God whispers in Revelation 3:20 in the VOICE translation. "I am standing at the door and knocking. If any of you hear My voice and open the door, then I will come in to visit with you and to share a meal at your table, and you will be with Me." Now. Paying attention to God is not easy. Wars. Worries. Wondering "Why?" Doubts. Distractions. Deep divides. Fears. [...]
Wise Words For Tender Times
Good morning... Last week, I posted a poem shared by a friend from our Friday morning class. ****** some types of sadness by Cleo Wade some types of sadness appear and vanish a quick hello & goodbye some types of sadness linger like a moon cycling through its phases in your being full half a sliver barely there but there do not lose hope for on the darkest night the lightless moon is [...]