Rilke says to celebrate the questions. 1. A truth has circled me like a persistent fly, zooming in close and then away again. When I stare straight at it, it becomes momentarily clear. Then suddenly it’s gone disappearing into thin air. The truth hurts almost as much as my perception of my Being Broken has wounded me, at […]
Life Begins Again and Again: Seeing the Good in Depression
“The words spirit and inspire both derive from the Latin word spirare which literally means to breathe. These emotional highs and lows that we experience are just the natural breathing process of our spirits.” The Rev. Marcy Ellen, author of The Soul Truth: Reflections for the Waking Soul Yesterday I wrote about what depression feels […]
The not quite believable Miracle: there is Power to Change
I have a big problem with trust. It’s as if I’m expecting a colossal smack down from Life. The question I’m always asking myself is do I make it happen, with my fear and negativity? This existential question cannot be decided simply, not today. I do know that I often withdraw from life. I’m afraid of things, […]
{Forgiving is a Miracle: Courageous and Holy. “When Daddy’s Rage”}
We are not too old to take courage. We are not too late to sacrifice. We are not too lost to reach out to each other and linger on the rim of time. – Ann Voskamp As I read those words this morning I was thinking instantly of my relationship with my Dad — gone […]
{Growing up in a house chock-o-block full of Resentments and Grudges}
Yesterday I was a jerk. And the odd thing, and what was quite alarming to be honest, is in the moment I felt justified. So I shot out a petty email, said couple of things that I can’t get back. While possibly true, I was dragging up old issues – my old issues. And it’s […]
{Do I see, hear, or know the least of these? Do I know Jesus? (and an apology to white men)}
For several days I’ve been trying to figure something out. Why did it hurt so much? I like to ask questions and throw things out on Facebook, sometimes (many times) that I don’t even think through carefully. I’m something of a rabble-rouser. I sometimes even take pride in it, thinking it’s my “special gift” to provoke others. […]
Turn the other Cheek? That just makes you a Chump.
Have you ever noticed that the Golden Rule comes with no promise at the end? No words of hope — do this and you will get this. Nothing. Do it because it’s the law. “Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you.” (Matthew 7:12, NLT) The ESV says “So whatever you wish that others would do to […]
Creativity is an Act of Faith, Like Forgiveness
It’s a simple idea really that life gives us many opportunities to change and we have the choice to continuously grow or remain stuck. It stuns me when I realize how often and how easily we do choose just that — to be stuck. We get stuck in bitterness toward another person. We get stuck in […]
