Last week I wrote this. It was an effort to sort out why I was feeling the way I was. Unsettled. Restless. Tired. Granted, it was gray and chilly here in Vermont when I wrote what I did and I was more than ready for some sunshine and warmer … [Read more]
I Need It To Be…
I need it to be… Spring Quieter Less busy More busy More normal Less stressful More like I remember I need it to be… Less noisy More fun More secure Less insecure More peaceful Less uncertain I need it to be… I need it to be… I … [Read more]
Today…
Today is a day of stark contrasts. Ukraine. Easter. Syria. Passover. Jerusalem. Ramadan. (And, the list can and does go on.) If we don't hold both close At the very same time We minimize both. Both the heartbreak And the hope. Both the … [Read more]
The Last Supper or the First?
Maundy Thursday 2022 I know the words. I have heard them for most of my life. And, even said them as I stood before a congregation Holding the bread and the cup of the Eucharist. The Last Supper. Words attributed to Jesus. My body broken … [Read more]
A Hard Week
It has been a hard week for me. Most weeks I am better at creating space between the onslaught of the daily news and my daily round. But this week was different. The heartbreak pushed in close. The anger at our political process felt in my … [Read more]
Quit Going To Church
For more than 40 years I led Confirmation programs. I resisted calling them classes. They were more conversations or explorations. My goal was less to teach high school students something about the history and doctrine of the Christian church as … [Read more]
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