Tuesday -- This week, we remember, compassion is real.And I say (yes, often in homilies), “Compassion matters. And our world needs it.”This is easy to say (or preach), but I confess that more often than not, I see (focus only…
Some days the headlines are just too big to put our emotional arms (and heart) around. And when it happens, my heart is heavy. And sadly, I do my best to ignore it, and close my eyes, to my detriment.So.…
Tuesday -- A man who took great pride in his lawn found himself with a large crop of dandelions. He tried every method he knew to get rid of them. Still, they plagued him.Finally, he wrote the department of agriculture.…
A young seminary student (studying to become a Rabbi) found himself distraught, and sought the advice of his mentor."Rabbi," he said, "I try to pray and study. I give it my full attention. But I feel constrained and stuck. In…
Tuesday -- This week, the gifts of Grace and Gratitude.And it bears repeating, grace is not something you add to your life. Like a creedal quiz response, “I believe in grace.” Check.Which is all well and good... however, grace happens when…
I need grace.Because grace is my grounding.Without grace... I lose track of where my soul is awakened, sustained and reborn.And I love stories about grace, the kind that do your heart good, and nourish and replenish your soul with gratitude.…
Tuesday -- This week, we are invited to absorb daily miracles. The permission to honor listening, or attention (seeing) without judgment. And I love this: when we pay attention (“Wow. Did you see that?”), we create a fabric in our…
During a noon-hour rush on a steamy July day, two men were jockeying their way through the crowd on a New York City avenue. They practically shouted as they tried to hear one other above the din. One man, a…
Tuesday -- This week we are asking, where does hope live? And, when the world feels upside down--when our spirit feels fractured or frightened or empty--where do we go?As we honor the memory of 9/11, and the lives lost, and…
Today is 9-11. Images are seared into our memories. And remembering the questions: “Where were you? What did you feel? Who did you call?"Although I remember very vividly, I didn't know exactly how to answer what I felt. Because there…
