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Tag Archives: God
Out Loud
Today, with great joy, I had the privilege of announcing the call of a new rector for the church community that I so dearly love. This is the happy news I have holding in my heart, and it has been … Continue reading
Posted in Spiritual journey
Tagged Christianity, faith, forgiveness, God, grace, inclusion, prayer
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After Rain
I glanced at the weather this morning and saw rain in the forecast, but it wasn’t until I was in the middle of the wholesale club store with my cart full of needed supplies for a post-funeral reception at church … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and verse, work and life
Tagged Contemplation, divine, God, haiku, memory, nature, poem, rain, reflection, snails, water
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Forty Four
On this day, as the calendar of my life flips another year, I realize once again how things have changed, how much I have learned, and how grateful I am for what this year has offered me on my journey. … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and verse, Spiritual journey, work and life
Tagged birthday, Contemplation, faith, God, learning, lessons, life lessons, reflection
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First steps
My daughter asked me the other day to tell her about the story of her first steps. She was asking because she came across a little video montage her Dad had made of her toddling first steps across the red … Continue reading
Posted in Spiritual journey, work and life
Tagged discernment, first steps, God, inspiration, journey, spirituality, walking
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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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falling from the sky
Like many of us, there have been times in my life when I have looked up to the heavens, begging whatever divine force may be listening for a sign of what to do, or a portent of what is to … Continue reading
Posted in Spiritual journey, work and life
Tagged Death, faith, God, Grief, meaning, memory, randomness, remembrance, Serendipity, signs, transition, Tyler Potterfield, wonder
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Journeying 5: Good Friday
“God was not looking down on the cross. God was hanging from the cross. God had entered our pain, and loss, and death so deeply and took all of it into God’s own self so that we might know who … Continue reading
Posted in Lent 2014
Tagged Christianity, cross, crucifixion, faith, God, Good Friday, Lent, Nadia Bolz-Weber
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Stillness 2: Desiring God
“Going everywhere, my God, with you, everywhere things will happen as I desire for you.” ~St. John of the Cross
Posted in Lent 2014, quotations and reflections
Tagged Contemplation, faith, God, Lent, spirituality, St. John of the cross, stillness, street mural
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Seeing the Light 5: Serendipity
(in response to the writing prompt: a moment I saw clearly) Today, I saw clearly. I saw God, the omni-present and ever present. It wasn’t what you might expect. No burning bush. No blinding light. No trumpets sounding from above. … Continue reading