HOW IS GOD LOVING ME – AND WHERE IS GOD LEADING ME?
I stood in the lobby and pushed the elevator button to go up to our tenth-floor hotel room. Several people soon joined me, and we chatted about the beautiful day while waiting for the elevator to arrive. When a few more minutes passed, I… Continue Reading “TO LINGER TOO LONG”
The winter days are dreary, cold,’til Sunshine comes to stay,and she asks, so sweetly, kindly,“Hey Grammy, will you play?” We crawl into our hideawayof blankets, couch, and chairs,then choose whom we are hiding from –fierce pirates, hungry bears. When we imagine they’ve come close,we… Continue Reading “A PICTURE AND A POEM: HIDEAWAY”
WHAT DO WE DO WITH THE SIGNS? I had originally intended to use this photo for a reflection on negativity and pessimism, using Looks Like Rain as a humorous post about leaping to the worst conclusions. Instead of appreciating the blue sky on a… Continue Reading “LOOKS LIKE RAIN”
PEACE MAKES THE DIFFERENCE IN OUR UNDERSTANDINGMonday, December 5th Mastery: skill or knowledge that makes one master of a subject Mystery: something not understood or beyond understanding; profound, inexplicable, or secretive quality or character; a religious truth that one can know only by revelation and… Continue Reading “ADVENT PEACE: FROM MASTERY TO MYSTERY”
Monday, January 31 Now when Jesus saw great crowds around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side… And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. A windstorm arose on the sea, so great that the boat was being… Continue Reading “SERENITY: THE “SOMETHING MORE””