Heading into next week, I am happy to share this below reflection on the notion of gratitude, along with the sunrise image from my morning walk today. I am grateful that next week I will be on vacation with my family, at a nearby beach town that has become one of our favorite get-away spots.Continue reading “Stewardship is about our need to respond with all that we are and have in gratitude to God. -E. Jane Rutter”
Category Archives: Prayer
Courage changes things and courage changes us. It’s how we become. -Prentis Hemphill
This week I share a few resources. Below is a reflection that teaches us to be OK with uncertainty and doubt, and also to remain hopeful and filled with courage. I find myself living with both of these realities in my day to day rollercoaster of life…walking my dog Bingo is helpful! I recently viewedContinue reading “Courage changes things and courage changes us. It’s how we become. -Prentis Hemphill”
The God of justice is with us, and our word, our work, our prayer for freedom will not, cannot be in vain. -Elizabeth Cady Stanton
I took our dog on a long walk this morning to clear my head. At our favorite neighborhood park our little puppy was startled multiple times by the strong wind. I was reminded of the Bible passage from the book of Kings, where Elijah sought God in the earthquake, the fire, and the gust ofContinue reading “The God of justice is with us, and our word, our work, our prayer for freedom will not, cannot be in vain. -Elizabeth Cady Stanton”
Hurry is the great enemy of spiritual life in our day. We must eliminate hurry in our lives. -John Mark Comer
October has been a blur of a month and I find myself working to ground my pace in ongoing spaces for reflection and prayer. I am definitely a work in progress. The other day I walked our dog by the San Francisco Bay around a new waterfront park nearby, and I recognized how blessed IContinue reading “Hurry is the great enemy of spiritual life in our day. We must eliminate hurry in our lives. -John Mark Comer”
One love, one life, throw your hands up high ’cause all I am trying to do is stay human with you. -Michael Franti
I have a few things going on for work that are stretching me a bit in terms of new experiences, and some difficult decisions on the horizon. I strive to take the long view and I have learned that perspective really matters. I am reading Ronald Rolheiser’s Sacred Fire and I find it to beContinue reading “One love, one life, throw your hands up high ’cause all I am trying to do is stay human with you. -Michael Franti”
The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. -Barbara Kingsolver
Over the weekend, I walked our dog on Saturday morning in Golden Gate Park, one of my favorite locations in San Francisco. That I was able to do so after dropping my son off for Cross Country practice brought me such joy. The next day, after dropping my other son off at baseball practice, IContinue reading “The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. -Barbara Kingsolver”
Awe heightens our awareness of being part of a community… of feeling embraced and supported by others. – Dacher Keltner
I am making my through an excellent source for reflection, the book Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How it Can Transform Your Life. Author Dacher Keltner provides research-based insights into how – when we feel and experience a sense of awe – we are able to “place the stressers of life withinContinue reading “Awe heightens our awareness of being part of a community… of feeling embraced and supported by others. – Dacher Keltner”
Because of our phones, we are forever elsewhere. – Sherry Turkle
I have spent much time this week thinking about presence and connectedness. Some of this reflection is motivated by the familiar familial whirlwind that is characteristic of our household experience during this time of year. We frantically purchase notebooks and school supplies, update multiple differing calendars and quickly immerse ourselves back into practice and schoolContinue reading “Because of our phones, we are forever elsewhere. – Sherry Turkle”
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 myContinue reading “A life is not important except in the impact it has on others’ lives. -Jackie Robinson”
Pope Francis calls [us to]…“the culture of encounter,” a way of walking together in which love opens us to our difference. Francis teaches that this kind of love draws us out of ourselves into fuller existence. Sr Mary McGlone
Over the weekend, when I visited our neighborhood farmers’ market, I chatted it up with of our regular vendors. Our family loves the berries and stone fruit he grows. Our fruit friend said to me, “los peaches estan good” this week…and I was struck by how frequently our regular exchanges interchange English and Spanish. ToContinue reading “Pope Francis calls [us to]…“the culture of encounter,” a way of walking together in which love opens us to our difference. Francis teaches that this kind of love draws us out of ourselves into fuller existence. Sr Mary McGlone”
Keeping the Faith 