Slow Down (an invitation)

(I call this picture “Converse in the Wild”) slow down, just be be still be present listen to, and dwell in, what is here, now, this moment what love? what fear? and what possible doorway between the two? (grace, always, is the...

Ignored, Dismissed, Insulted

Jesus left that place and went away to the district of Tyre and Sidon. Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came out and started shouting, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is tormented by a demon.” But he did not answer her at all....

Tender: Showing Gentleness and Kindness

(image credit) Tender adjective 1. Showing gentleness and concern or sympathy 2. (of food) easy to cut or chew, not tough     (of the body) sensitive to pain Tenderness noun 1. gentleness and kindness 2. sensitivity to pain A quick Google search tells...

A Word May Come

If you’re lucky enough to be listening, a word may come in the night while you wrestle with tangled sheets and the window unit AC throbs.  When you’re wide awake  past your bedtime,  you might remember  a line you used to know  by...
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