The lead up to the event. Monday night, left work at a reasonable time, getting gas on the way home. Who woulda thought such a run-a-the-mill errand would go sideways, then again, That’s how it goes that’s how it goes, so often you know, that’s how it goes. Trying to get a little done after …
Category: Attitude
My Friend, God and Gisele
This story from my friend, Kim, captures the holy and sacred moment of God in the world, right now. Thank You, Kim; Thank You, Gisele. “This Saturday I delivered Easter reusable bags to kids in our congregation. As I was driving I saw Gisele. She was in the midst of straightening her crown 👑(as every …
Vigil to Resurrection: Love Wins
The Paschal Mystery, the Easter Miracle, have long been a wonder. A wonder to me, in any event. How did that happen? Over the years I’ve thought long and hard, and prayed in earnest, waiting, hoping for a revelation. After all these decades, for me the revelation is hope. For me the revelation is that …
What Does It Come Down To?
THIS. From @Pontifex. Francis. I have to say, he speaks for me. And I am grateful. “”From the cross God reigns with the disarmed and disarming power of love. He continues to amaze our minds and hearts. Let us allow ourselves to be filled with that amazement. Let us gaze upon the Crucified One and …
Good Friday
On this day, they hung him on a cross. Before they did that, they mocked him, spat on him, flogged him, Then, tortured and broken, they led him to his death. By 3:00pm, he was dead. So why do we call this Friday "good"? Because death didn't have the last word. Love did. And still …
Sometimes It’s Weird
Sometimes it is, sometimes it’s weird. Like at work, new people, new duties, new systems; or old ones too... Like talking to people you feel sorta close to, most do, sometimes, don’t they? Like living in a situation you didn’t anticipate, expect, really desire...but there you are. Sometimes it’s weird.
Tribe
A few of the tribe come together, the warmth, the laughter, easy sharing, caring, catching up, so good, so good. What does the tribe do? Some how through some magic, a sense of belonging, knowing, acceptance, concern. It fortifies, reassures, comforts. My tribe? At least two. SCHS85, SCU89. When I’m with these people the thick …
Consider The Porch Stoop
How often do I sit there, and just consider the day? Not so often. How often do I sit there, on this stoop I’ve lived behind for half my life? No often enough. I’ve lived in this house, on this street, longer than I’ve lived anywhere else in my life. And how often have I …
Transitions
Right up on the face of it, transition. Feeling eerily calm with it, transitions, sometimes. Sometimes it washes over me like a giant wave, transition, flips me on my head, lying on the ground, dropped, wondering, transition. How to handle the upside down? Keep your bearings when what was is suddenly not, how to? Like …
Freestyle Love, G.M.D.
GMD, why do I think of him like that? My family, big on initials of names, for some reason. GMD, my maternal grandfather, George M. Downing, not frowning, just thrownin' words down, For him on his birthday, 107, not here anymore, still deep within me, spirit living on, as it should be. A doer, a …
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