I know. I have done this too, constantly cataloging my worries. They play through my mind over and over like a checklist of doom, sucking up all the light. Sometimes I write them down to try to get them out of my head and then they are just there on the page, staring up at … Continue reading An exercise in peace
Five Minute Friday: Tomorrow As a kid I don’t remember worrying too much about tomorrows. Maybe this is not true; maybe I blocked out the things I don’t want to remember or to be true of me. But I do remember having such deep trust in my parents that I didn’t need to think about … Continue reading Tomorrow
Sometimes, being an outcast has its advantages. When you are cast out, you are alone. You might be lonely, yes, and you might be hurt by their rejection, or bitter, or even despairing. But also, you are quiet. You have time to think, and to look, and to wonder. And sometimes other outcasts join you, … Continue reading Advent, Week Two (Peace): Shepherd
I am a king-maker. A wisdom-wielder. A keeper of dark mystery. For hundreds of years we have shaped the world. One might even say we have controlled it. Men seek us out. They rely on our wisdom for guidance, as they have for generations. I understand ambition. I know well the pull for prominence, the … Continue reading Advent, Week Two (Peace): Magi
Yes, there was the first agony of thinking she had been unfaithful. His Mary, beloved, longed-for, waited-for. She had not waited for him? Could she really have done this thing? His desire to shield her from public shame speaks of his love for her and his integrity. Yes, Joseph was a good man. And what … Continue reading Advent, Week Two (Peace): Joseph
View from the Valley 