I'm typing this at the Phoenix airport as I wait for my flight back home. The MCCW Forum is over and it was amazing. Our speakers were inspiring and incredibly encouraging and funny, which was a nice surprise. The theme was Mission Discipleship and I wish we'd recorded all the general sessions so everyone who … Continue reading Endings and new beginnings…
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Pondering God’s ocean of mercy while stretching, straining and breathing really hard…
OK, maybe I didn't ponder "while" exercising, but immediately after, I set this down! Today I started my SoulCore exercises again. SoulCore is a Catholic version of yoga. The moves are yoga like, I'm told. I have only tried it once or twice. But my daughter, who has practiced yoga more than a few times, … Continue reading Pondering God’s ocean of mercy while stretching, straining and breathing really hard…
Walking on/sinking in water…
Three of the Gospel writers include the story of Jesus walking on the water. The disciples are afraid when they see Him walking toward them in all three. "Terrified" is one translation. It's not surprising. Only in Matthew's Gospel does Peter get out to walk, too, but takes his eyes off Jesus and begins to … Continue reading Walking on/sinking in water…
Happy Easter!
Yup! It's still the octave of our Easter celebration. Because some events are too momentous to be captured in just one day! So the Church continues to commemorate the world altering, life changing event of Jesus' Resurrection. It's OK to still say "Happy Easter!" And I hope you will! It's very easy to explain, as … Continue reading Happy Easter!
He is Risen!
When I was in college I sang in a choir that performed an Easter song for our end of semester choral concert. No, it was not a particularly religious choir director/professor, nor was I attending a private, religious school. I learned during my time in the Music Department that musicians will sing a lot of … Continue reading He is Risen!
Simeon
the muscles in his limbs are so massive it is almost surreal beautiful surreal it’s a young man dancing and the blue veins that run through the sculptured stone become his veins and he is alive rejoicing dancing he’s carrying the Scrolls upon his rock hard shoulder the promises of God are all Lives and … Continue reading Simeon
Follow the Yellow Brick Road…
In her book, “Who Does He Say You Are?”, Colleen Mitchell gives us this prayer: “Help me to remember the young girl who stood to lose everything and still gave herself to you, offered herself as maid, servant, dwelling place. She stood in your shadow and let you be magnified in her. O Lord, how … Continue reading Follow the Yellow Brick Road…
