Tag Archives: Jesus

We’re In This Together

Posted on October 25, 2014 by harasprice

For the past several days, I have been immersed in the learning, reconnecting, and networking of a professional social work education conference. I have to be honest: I have been to this conference for six consecutive years, but in recent … Continue reading →

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In Your Eyes

Posted on September 7, 2014 by harasprice

At dinner a few nights ago, my daughter asked, “what is the most important thing to remember in a social situation when you get nervous?” I answered, without hesitation: “Look people in the eyes.” It seems like simple advice, I … Continue reading →

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Happiness and Heartbreak

Posted on April 13, 2014 by harasprice

I was sitting at my kitchen table today, making a cross out of the palm branch that I had earlier carried as a parade flag around my church during the litany of the palms. I folded and tucked one end … Continue reading →

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Pelican

Posted on March 6, 2014 by harasprice

Yesterday, a pelican crossed my path as I started out on my Lenten journey of Cultivating Sacred Space. Admittedly, it was not an actual flesh-and-blood pelican, but its appearance in my life on Ash Wednesday was fortuitous, nevertheless. This particular … Continue reading →

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Advent 4: Love (nativity, revisited)

Posted on December 22, 2013 by harasprice

As we wind the last part of the advent journey, rounding the corner to Christmas, we come to focus on love. This is always the place where the nativity story…the way we traditionally tell it…gets on my nerves. I realize … Continue reading →

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Truth to Power

Posted on August 18, 2013 by harasprice

Social workers often get accused of being bleeding-heart liberals who hug trees and sing “kum-ba-yah.” Like most stereotypes, there is a reason why this image emerged. Maybe it comes from our genetic predisposition, or a lived experience that environmentally propels … Continue reading →

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Who is My Neighbor: Introduction

Posted on July 8, 2013 by harasprice

This blog, small points of light, has been (and continues to be) my forum to chronicle the daily moments along the journey of life where clarity or inspiration appear. I originally started this blog as a time-limited undertaking during lent … Continue reading →

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