This captures the attitude…let it be so… A Prayer for Generosity, attributed to Ignatius of Loyola… “Eternal Word, only begotten Son of God,Teach me true generosity.Teach me to serve you as you deserve.To give without counting the cost,To fight heedless of wounds,To labor without seeking rest,To sacrifice myself without thought of any rewardSave the knowledge …
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Longing
When I’m with them, sometimes they’re too much, their combined energy so powerful, immediate, demanding… And when they are gone I long for them back, I long for more, My own version of synchronicity (as Sting wrote and The Police sang), At our best we ponder and revel, and soak up the moments, soak up …
Piled High
Emotions piled high, letting the weight settle, Ten days of go, to decision and loss and sadness and alone, Our last canine, remaining sister, her time to end, to heart stop, eternal sleep, house quiet, heavy. Ten days plus 556 days since the family changed, two households now, split, solo dad era established, Adjusted ok …
Early Morning Overdrive
Early morning workdays, they seem to start like this most days. Overdrive. Zero to sixty in no time. My mind goes from dreamy rest to racing thoughts, flashing across my mind’s eye. List accelerating, things, tasks to-do’s adding to the bottom and the list gets long in a hurry. Quickly spiraling, my heart beat quickens, …
Easter: Love Wins
Love wins. Above everything else -- Heresy! Some might say — I think this is the message of Easter. God loves humanity. God came into the world to be with us and show us the way. And when we rejected that message, that love, God still loved us, to the very end. And still loves …
“Love Never Fails”
This Good Friday, I feel pretty far from the usual church ideas and rituals around celebrating this day. For us Christians, today is one of the most important days of the year, when we remember the execution of Jesus of Nazareth. The darkest day gives way to the brightest, a couple days following. It feels …
Universal Faith
Like a lot of believers, I've got a mixed bag of beliefs and experiences with faith. I was raised in the Episcopal tradition, but then came of adult age and depth of faith more in the Jesuit-infused Catholic tradition. I've attended church off and on my whole life, frequency influenced by those I'm close to. …
Nuptials
My brother-in-law is getting married today, a joyous celebration in store. Delighted that he and his lady have decided to take the next step in their relationship. They’re a solid couple already. Inspired that they want to take the next step in commitment, in marriage. Does it matter? I think it does. I think it …
An Irish Prayer, An Irish Toast: “May The Road Rise Up To Meet You”
An oldie but a goodie. Let it ring from every hill top, every housetop, I lift it up for you! May the road rise up to meet you, May the wind be always at your back, May the sun shine warm upon your face, May the rain fall gently on you field and until we …
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Awash
I can’t really explain it very well. I feel like there’s a LOT going on… That in some (many?) cases I have to let things fall away… And sometimes in quite messy form, unfortunately, And yet I think I’m keeping the main priorities squared away, plates in the air, And then I wake up, mind …
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