Beloved Friends-We have now journeyed through another season of Lent and are approaching the last full week before we arrive at the door of Holy Week. And while we still have a week left, I am already aware of how this year’s journey feels different for me. What I...
Beloved Friends- Over the course of these last three Fridays in Lent leading up to Holy Week I am going to offer a series of prayers for you to use during the week in any way that feels good and right and grounding to you and where you are on your spiritual journey....
Beloved Friends, We are now turning the corner and moving into the third week of our Lenten journey. Sunday we will hear the story of the woman at the well in the gospel according to John. It is a story I have traveled with over the years and have wondered if “she”...
Beloved Friends,Early Wednesday morning, while sitting in my favorite chair in our little Toledo apartment with my coffee and soaking in the return of the sun through our leaded windows, the words of Mary Oliver’s poem, Instructions for Living a Life, came to me:Pay...
Beloved Friends, Here we are at the beginning of the journey we call Lent, and a season that is often described as the church’s darkest season. I feel that description of darkness deep in my soul these days as we watch the news, learn of the continued wars and...
Beloved Friends- This Sunday ushers in two moments of mystery and grace as we mark the end of our journey through the season of Epiphany and celebrate the wonder of the story of the Transfiguration. As we turn and listen to the words of Matthew (17:1-9), we will be...
