07 Apr, 2020
When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing there, he said to his mother, “Here is your son.” Then he said to his disciple, “Here is your mother.” (John 19:26 – 27a, The Inclusive Bible ) Well, my first very irreverent...
06 Apr, 2020
Today begins our Holy Week journey to Easter. In the four Gospels combined, there are seven last phrases attributed to Jesus before his death. These are often used for sermons and devotions, so I thought I’d use six of them for our reflections...
05 Apr, 2020
It doesn’t really feel like Palm Sunday without the story, the fanfare, the palms and the music. Truth be told, I’m trying to shift gears to put my head, my heart, and my soul into this Holy Week. NPR quoted a tweet this week that said...
04 Apr, 2020
A friend recently mentioned to me that she sent her grandchildren postcards and asked them, “How will you remember this time in your life?” I think that is a great question, not only for our children and grandchildren, but for us. Here in...
03 Apr, 2020
Where is your happy place? Chances are most of us are naming a place far away. We’re dreaming of beaches, or mountains, or fishing, or the cabin (when there aren’t repairs to do), etc. Julie and I were lucky to have a week in our happy place...
02 Apr, 2020
“Know thyself.” A form of this phrase can be traced back to Ancient Egypt. We could analyze it from a philosophical, psychological, or theological standpoint. Today, however, I’d simply like to be practical. I’m encouraging you to “know thyself...
01 Apr, 2020
Twenty-four years ago today I gave birth to my second son, Samuel. I was in seminary and hoping he’d come a little earlier to get me out of mid-term exams! No such luck. Actually, I was hoping he’d arrive any day BUT April Fools’ Day. The joke...
31 Mar, 2020
Who am I? It must be the quintessential spiritual question. There is a meditation exercise that calls us to keep asking ourselves that question over and over again until we have gone deep enough to begin to understand the very core essence of...
30 Mar, 2020
Today’s beautiful reflection comes from Jan Jedlicka, I hope you are as touched as I was. Love & Light, Kaye I wanted to light a candle when I began to write, an invitation to insight, wisdom, enlightenment. Know what I found? A candle in a...
29 Mar, 2020
I’m afraid this pandemic has truly sucked up our energy and our attention. So much so that I’d almost forgotten that we are in the middle of the Lenten season, a season that calls us to become more reflective and go inward. It’s understandable...