Grace heals
Once upon a time, there was a boy who didn't like himself very much. It was not his fault. He was born with cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is something that happens to the brain. It means that you can think…
Daily Dose (May 7 – 10)
TUESDAY MAY 7 -- This week, I had a Sabbath Moment reader tell me, “I am emotionally parched.”And I do get it. Good choice of words. Spent, or at the end; times, without even knowing it, when we need space…
Space that can heal
In her book Open Spaces, Gretel Ehrlich talks about the concept that space can heal. That space—created by stillness, calm, silence—represents sanity. Mercy, what a gift. Stillness and silence can be a fullness, rather than a void. It can allow…
Daily Dose (April 30 – May 3)
TUESDAY APRIL 30 -- This week, the permission to embrace our inherent beauty.We do know that being told we are seen, and loved, often feels too good to be true.And we do know that inherent beauty can be easily hidden.And…
Our inherent beauty
A family went out to restaurant for lunch. The waitress arrives. “What’ll you’ll have?” She asks.The husband gives his order, and then says, “And the wife will have…”The waitress turns to the five-year-old daughter, “And sugar, what’ll you have?”With a…
Daily Dose (April 23 – 26)
TUESDAY -- Only love will set us free.So, this week, very, very loud renditions of love songs—music of healing and redemption and transformation. The music that gives hope to people around us.Pete Seeger believed in the power of music. It…
Love will set us free
“When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable,” Madeleine L'Engle wrote. “But to grow up is to accept vulnerability. To be alive is to be vulnerable.”And there is a…
Daily Dose (April 16 – 19)
TUESDAY -- As a boy, stories from the Bible were a staple in my education. Remember the Old Testament story about Moses, on a mountain in a desolate place, on the edge of gloom? A bush begins to burn. And…
The gift of wonder
Today I sit, mulling Sabbath Moment topics, but easily sidetracked when I look out and see the red-winged blackbird serenely balanced on the very tip of a cattail flower spike, at the edge of the pond. This does my heart…
Daily Dose (April 9 – 12)
TUESDAY -- This week, we embrace the healing power of presence.And yes, we wonder if we have what it takes. As if hand holding and presence is a gift given to the special anointed few. But what if...Presence does not…
