A Gentle Stirring of Life & Hope

A Gentle Stirring of Life & Hope

A Gentle Stirring of Life and Hope I’m haunted by this image. Before you read more about it, take the time to explore the entire image with your eyes: Notice the shapes, the different figures and symbols…. See if there is any part of the image that asks for your...
The Shepherds Came

The Shepherds Came

She holds him in the cradle of her arm, a soft, swaddled weight that fits just right. She intones the story. On the night that you were born the sky was a lovely dark and the stars shone brighter than any night I ever saw. On the hill behind the shed we heard the...
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree

Jesus Christ the Apple Tree

The day of the first snow was heavy and wet It settled on trees like a heavy cloak. Young Jasmine woke and quickly dressed in her pink snowsuit And kneeling in the snow, she freed the branches of her “baby apple tree” from the weight of snow. Perhaps it was the...
A Fresh Resolve

A Fresh Resolve

“Just when Joseph resolved to do this.” (Matthew 1:20)
 Resolved. Firmly determined. Definite decision. Joseph resolved not to subject Mary to public disgrace but dismiss her quietly. They were betrothed, more than engaged; they were espoused to one another. Their...
Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion

Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion

The small bread you hold in your hand it is a feast of possibility nourishing fragment yet whole. The tiny cup you hold in your hand It is a sip of joy breaking open your heart and Love pours out. The candle you hold in your hands, it is the light to show you the way....