Tuesday -- One of my favorite stories to tell at workshops is about a Special Olympics summer event held in Seattle.Nine contestants each with disabilities ready for the 100-yard dash. One could say that it’s not so much a dash…
Ben Comen holds the record as the slowest cross-country runner in the United States of America. On a typical 3.1 mile race, he takes over 40 minutes to complete the race. The best runners are easily under 20 minutes. There…
Tuesday -- Everyone knows what it means to be afraid, or at risk, or at wits end, or discombobulated, or even fragmented. Times when your spirit is depleted, and you wonder where hope went. I do know this: more than…
Some stories are like restorative prayers. They invite (no, they require) retelling, for the healing of our spirit and our soul.In 1942, the Nazis were actively and forcefully rounding up Jews in France. In the picturesque farming village of Le…
Tuesday -- There is a part of every one of us that feels broken. Sometimes, literally.Other times... when we feel stuck or without passion, when we betray our own heart, or when our dreams are derailed by ridicule, or when…
Physician Richard Selzer describes a scene in a hospital room after he had performed surgery on a young woman's face: I stand by the bed where the young woman lies, her face, postoperative; her mouth twisted in palsy, clownish. A…
Tuesday -- This week we are talking about finding rest for our soul.And no, it is not easy in a world made for fidgety and restless bodies and minds... and hearts.For me it is my garden. Where is it for…
I am sitting on my porch, my muscles sore in a good way, and a big smile on my face. And dirt under my fingernails. This week I worked (more like played and dawdled) in my garden. Smiling also as…
Tuesday -- "All real living is meeting." Martin BuberReal life happens in the present, and in the Presence. When we see one another as precious. Knowing that we are all welcomed into God’s compassionate heart, no exceptions, no exclusion.Here’s what…
I’m an unabashed Mr. Rogers fan. Because Mr. Rogers is church to me. His opening hymn, “Won’t you be my neighbor?” brings smiles and evokes memories from years long ago. His vestments, a sweater and tennis shoes.“Sometimes we have to…
