This last Easter season was a sober time for our community. There were a number of local tragedies, national losses, personal laments. What we were feeling in the wake of a cancer diagnosis we were seeing on the faces of those we share our lives with. At first I thought we were projecting a bit. … Continue reading The Goodness of Grief: Part 9–Sometimes You Have To Blow Up A Few Balloons
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Spirit and Soil: Part 6—I’m Not In A Hurry (Mostly)
“Today.” Father Greg Boyle says that this is what many of the desert monastics would recite as a way of centering themselves in spirit. He has his own mantra inspired by the name of a play off-Broadway: “Now. Here. This.” It reminds him that what is in front of him, who is in front of … Continue reading Spirit and Soil: Part 6—I’m Not In A Hurry (Mostly)
Spirit and Soil: Part 5—The Back of the Divine
“Don’t let your spirit die before your body does,” reminds Jon Foreman. It is a reminder that that which is neglected, ignored, denied can quickly atrophy and be lost. Our soil-ness—body, calendar, deadlines, to-do lists, pay checks—are right in front of us, demanding our attention…and rightly so! Matter matters. But if we ignore our spirit, … Continue reading Spirit and Soil: Part 5—The Back of the Divine