And the whole earth held its breath ... Photo by Kristina Delp on Unsplash
What to write, what to write, what to write? When those in charge of our nation's Department of WAR (!!) use snarling, violent words? And speak about bombs, destruction and bloodshed while praying for God's providence over acts of death? What to write, what to write, what to write? When those in power use hard-to-understand, […]
The despair of holy Saturday. The day it seemed God had failed. As if Jesus was a liar. As if his followers were to be pitied. The earth grieved. The women wept. The Word of God lay silent in a tomb. The light of the world snuffed out by the powerful exhale of evil. It […]
A few days ago I wrote about a deeper kind of silence described by Robert Mulholland. Have you ever asked yourself, "What am I supposed to do during times of silence? ???? Today, I want to share one of the most profoundly helpful tips ever offered to me as I think about what I might […]
I've been thinking lately about the power of the spiritual practice of intentional silence in a very noisy world. As I was reading through one of the best books ever on spiritual formation, Invitation to a Journey by Robert Mullholland, I came across his section on silence. Mulholland has a profound ability to describe something […]
A brief thought or poem for the weekend, friends ... In such times as these, having recourse to periods of and spaces for 'doing nothing' is of utmost importance, because without them we have no way to think, reflect, heal and sustain ourselves -- individually or collectively. (Jenny Odell, How To Do Nothing: Resisting the […]
