A life is not important except in the impact it has on others’ lives. -Jackie Robinson

It’s the last week of summer for my kids at home, and unfortunately for (at least one of them!) Covid is back and so we’re responding accordingly. Fortunately we are all relatively healthy and enjoy the support of each other. I share several resources that have come my way this week that have provoked my thinking, including a prayer to honor last Wednesday’s feast of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Also the thought-provoking Richard Rohr reflection serves as a nice reminder of how God calls us to community. This theme is supported by artist Jon Batiste in his moving commencement address that was recommended to me on Friday night by a thoughtful – and generous – farmer/business leader who supports one of our schools in central Washington state….I was fortunate to be with him last week during my visit to our school there. Check it out when you have a few minutes.

Blessings on your week ahead!

A New Way of Being Community

God calls us to a new way of living, a new way of relating to God, to others, and to the world. It is a way of cooperating rather than competing, a way of giving rather than getting, a way of faith rather than knowledge, a way of relationship rather than anonymity, a way of love rather than animosity.

-Richard Rohr