Good Evening, God! New Year’s Eve . . . and I am smiling in anticipation of a New Year . . . yet another chance to molt and explore other options. Yes, of course, I do realize that I can make…
Yearly Archives: 2015
Merry Christmas 2016
Merry Christmas, God! Aah, now that is a funny greeting. I suppose it ought to be Thank You for Christmas! Thank You for designing such an incredible way of showing forth Your Love! Such a beautiful way of creeping into…
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Close to Christmas
Good Evening, God! I love that verse in Revelations where Jesus says “I stand at the door and knock. . .” I love it because it speaks to me of how You are always wanting to come closer to us…
The Monster from the Black Lagoon
Good Evening, God! Just the other day I was talking with my spiritual director about my Reptilian Brain . . . which I jokingly referred to as “The Monster from the Black Lagoon.” Almost immediately I “saw” an image of…
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In the Womb of God
But recently I found out the the Hebrew word for Compassion (Rachamin) comes for the root word rechem which means womb.
A Jubilee Year of Mercy!
So, here we are (almost) in a Jubilee Year of Mercy. And our species really needs it! Hey, I need it too!
Tagged with: forgiving, Forgiving is Healing, healing, mercy, Repentance
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Posted in confession, connecting
Perspective and Compassion
Give yourself, as best you can, what your parents would have loved to grant you but probably could not: full-hearted attention, full-minded awareness, and compassion. Make gifting yourself with these qualities your daily practice.
Our Paris, Our World
Good Night, God! There is such a Rising Tide of Hate, Dear God, that I fear for our species. I would like to say the hate is from Other People, Other Countries, other Cultures. But, I have seen it here in America.…
On the Road again . . .
Good Evening, God! Ah, a wonderful Road Trip . . . we are just finishing up part 8 of a 10 part trip. Our oldest daughter, Suzanne, after Tisk Tisking about WHAT WERE WE THINKING did agree that it would…
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The Road Home — into Forgiveness and Love
Apparently, God, My Mother Cat had received forgiveness, too. And since she was forgiven she could reach out and forgive me.
Tagged with: a slower pace, centering prayer, forgiveness, healing, Mother Cat, Parasympathetic Nervous System, peace, silent retreat, Snowmass Retreat Center
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A Moment with God 