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Tag Archives: divine presence
Forty Five
On this particular anniversary of my birth, I am overwhelmed with gratitude for the blessings of an unfolding journey. I woke this morning in my seminary dorm room, feeling deeply at home in spite of my physical location cross-coastal from my … Continue reading
Posted in work and life
Tagged birthday, Blessing, daily ordinary, divine presence, grace, gratitude, spirit, spirituality
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Advent Word: Experience
I pulled up to my daughter’s elementary school one unforgettable Friday afternoon, two years ago. Like many parents, I was there waiting for her, earlier than usual, and all I wanted to do was put my arms around my child … Continue reading
Posted in Advent 2014
Tagged authenticity, Christianity, divine presence, experience, God, Grief, incarnation, loss, oppression, pakistan school shootings, sandy hook, spirituality, tragedy, vulnerability
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Jettison Cargo
Over the past couple weeks as I’ve been living in October’s “over-drive” mode, I have had a couple brushes with ordinary mortality. A seemingly healthy, not-much-older-than-me neighbor died suddenly. Close friends are battling with cancer. In the course of being … Continue reading
Posted in Sunday Thoughts Monday World
Tagged amaze, belief, caring, Christianity, divine presence, ebola, faith, fear, God, humanity, letting go, mortality, service, social justice, transformation
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Life and Loss
My heart has been heavy this week. A friend and colleague of mine suffered a tragedy many of us would find unimaginable, the sudden death of her 20 year old son during a routine, fun-filled Fourth of July weekend at … Continue reading
Posted in work and life
Tagged bereavement, community, coping, Death, divine, divine presence, faith, family, funeral, God, Grief, grieving, life, loss, meaning, Parenting, prayer
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Unexpected
My life seems to be filled with unexpected moments these days. Consequently, I have had trouble keeping up my usual writing pattern. I have beaten up on myself a couple times for sitting down to write late at night when … Continue reading
Posted in Spiritual journey, work and life
Tagged Contemplation, divine presence, God, Serendipity, sleep, stillness, unexpected
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Seeing the Light 2: Learning
Something that has hooked me in to teaching are the “a-ha” moments where the proverbial light-bulb goes off and new information strikes a chord between teacher and learner. On a really good day, these lightbulb moments are bidirectional, and we … Continue reading
Posted in Lent 2014, work and life
Tagged dignity, divine presence, learning, lightbulb moment, spirituality, teaching, worth
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