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So I send you…
Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” – John 20:21 (NRSV) Often when a verse or passage in the Bible leaps off the page at me, I try to imagine what the people in the scene were doing, thinking or feeling. In the…
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The Way
Light shining through the most miniscule chinks in darkness giving guidance to the eye of he who will follow… Strength encompassing the heart filled with grief and despair encouraging one foot to move and the other to follow… Courage standing firm in the soul that fears the shadows of night dispelling the myths of the…
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The Sign
It’s there every day as I drive to work It’s there in the book I’m reading for class It’s there in the conversations, the stories shared It’s there in the helpful guidance set forth It’s there in the friendships, the paths that cross It’s not neon or sparkling red, white and blue It’s not in…
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You and Me
What I see in you the good, the bad, and the ugly is also in me. Maybe it looks different in you or feels better in me, but it is there. If I look hard enough I can also see the fear, the need, and the yearning in you that is also in me. And…
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Too Much for Words
“A theology should be like poetry, which takes us to the end of what words and thoughts can do.” – Karen Armstrong For the past three years, I have been doing a lot of studying of theology. I have learned about many of this world’s religions, spirituality practices, and the historical information that goes along…
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Autumn Air
Crisp, cold and filled with the aroma of busy-ness… …a squirrel rustles about through crinkly leaves, collecting acorns, the high school band welcomes their team to the field in the distance, geese honk high overhead in their v-shaped team of travelers… …lungs fill with scents of cinnamon, apples, and cider, someone is using their fireplace…
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Reasonably Happy
“The Serenity Prayer,” attributed to Reinhold Neibuhr, is one of my favorites. It seems to cover the important pieces of everyday living – and it is easy to remember. I ask for serenity to accept the things I can’t change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference. What else…
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Christmas Music
Yup, I gave in. Yesterday at work, I started listening to my Instrumental Christmas Music station on Pandora. I know some of you out there think I’m nuts and way ahead of schedule with this, but I can’t help it. I love Christmas music. I love Christmas season. I love celebrating the joy in my…
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Faith Calls
Tears form massive pools of sadness in the eye of the storm Restlessness sways back and forth like the branches of a mighty oak in a summer squall Sadness enters Hopelessness beckons Desolation calls Hugs invite suffering hearts to ease in the avalanche of despair Prayerfulness protects threatened souls like the shields of warriors in…
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God is Everywhere
“God is the higher and the lower, the dots and the spaces between the dots; nothing can fall out of God, and all is tenderly and joyously held.” – Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening (pg. 158), by Cynthia Bourgeault Last month in my class on Spiritual Direction while my professor was speaking, she said, “Nothing…
Jessica L. Morris
The seeking is everything…
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