spiritual wellness
Recently Nany Pelosi answered the question “Where is hope,” saying, “It’s where it has always been, between faith and charity.” Clever answer, I mused, but as I reflected on it, I concluded it was profound. Let’s consider the idea that faith precedes hope. This present crucial time calls us to hope, but hope depends on […]
Yesterday, Pentecost, offers an image of flame in our darkness. We live in the daily darkness of death. But the reality of death resulting from the darkness of white privilege threatens the light from that flaming Spirit. Covid-19 has invited us to ask what will be the new normal. And therefore, we have heard hopes […]
In Matthew 28:16-20 we read that when the disciples saw Jesus, “they worshipped, but they doubted.” Is this not an amazing sentence? In the actual physical presence of Jesus, his disciples doubted. Yet when Jesus approached them, he trusted them so much he sent them on the mission dear to his heart. “Go, therefore, and […]
All these words can describe various times in our lives. We can be shattered, or broken, or torn to pieces by choices we make or by the decisions of others. Sometimes our choices may bring regrets years later and maybe it’s too late to change. How do we deal with the guilt or the sadness? […]
Experiencing difficulty in breathing is one of the warning signs of Covid-19. Experiencing shortness of breath, gasping to take in air can lead to a panic reaction. Take a breath or merely the word, breathe, are suggestions we have heard or even said to ourselves during stressful moments. In Hebrew the Spirit of God is […]
Philosopher and poet, Rainer Maria Rilke wrote the following on impermanence in a letter to Witold Hulewicz, November 13, 1925: “Impermanence plunges us into the depth of all Being. And so all forms of the present are not to be taken and bound in time, but held in the larger context of meaning in which […]
Recently I read that the two characters for the word, crisis, in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean mean danger and opportunity. With further research I found this note of caution on the site, Oriental Outpost. In Asian cultures it is not absolutely correct to say that danger + opportunity = crisis. However for this post I […]
My thanks to Jan Phillips for this post. Please enjoy more at Jan’s website: https://janphillips.com/ It came to pass, in the 21st century, that God gave up on the human race. He scrawled his message across the sky in words that were understood by every tribe and nation: “You are on your own. In 20 centuries, […]
Is it true? Does everything happen for a reason? That phrase “Everything happens for a reason.” is usually said to a person who has experienced a negative unexpected event. The intention of the person saying it is often, if not always, to offer hope and encouragement. Also inferred is the idea that this is part […]
Life with its precious moments and unspeakable tragedies sometimes overwhelms us in our quest for happiness. Life seems to ask an incessant question about why are we here. But life seems to insist there is an even more poignant question, Why are we? Why do we exist? Is there a reason for my be-ing? Most […]