Summit, Spirit, Sky: connect to community and creation!
Be praised, my Lord, through all your creatures — Excerpt from Canticle of the Sun by St Francis of Assisi “Hope” is the thing with feathers – (314) — Emily Dickinson “Hope” is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops […]
What does it mean to walk for freedom? What freedoms do we have and which ones are being dismantled? How will we stand for freedom and resist oppression and injustice? And sometimes, when it is beyond our control, where do we experience the love and grace that holds us accountable, but also sets us free? […]
Humanity is outraged in me and with me. We must not dissimulate or try to forget this indignation, which is one of the most passionate forms of love. — George Sand The Rock Cries Out to Us Today— Maya Angelou A Rock, A River, A Tree Hosts to species long since departed, Mark the mastodon. […]
Reflections as we approach July 4th weekend: who is free, who is not free? Themes of spiritual freedom versus civic freedom … pondering Abraham’s obedience to Yahweh, willingness to sacrifice a child, the merciful intervention that freed him from such an act. What is asked of us? What is offered to us? My father always […]
Advocate to be with you forever. … the Spirit … abides with you … will be in you … because I live, you also will live … I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. — excerpts from Gospel of John 14 Interrelationship — Thich Nhat Hanh You are me, […]
