Let your music spill
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson began her career as an accomplished viola player. While on tour in Europe (in the late 1980s), her viola was stolen. She could have replaced it. As would be imagined, the theft threw her into a state…
A Place for Sanctuary. Sabbath Moment Daily Dose. (Oct 26 – 29)
Tuesday -- It has been a lovely beginning to our week here in Orkney Springs, autumn colors of vermilion, claret and scarlet. And amber and gold. An invitation to the sacrament of the present.To be here now.And the gift of…
To find value and take heart
This week I received a letter that nourished, and restored my heart. A balm to my soul. Well, truth be told, the letter was written and sent in 1513. Let’s just say it took a while to get to me.…
A Place For Sanctuary. Sabbath Moment Daily Dose. (Oct 19 – 22)
Tuesday -- If I’m only focused on the payoff (destination), I miss the gifts on the journey...This week we’re talking about the presence of miracles where least expect them; meaning seeing (finding and embracing) the sacred in the very, very…
Bright shadow to embrace
Stories do my heart good. And sometimes stories are more important than food for nourishment. Because they are reminders of sufficiency, and the sacrament of the present, and help us not give way to any restrictive narrative of fear. Today’s…
A Place For Sanctuary. Sabbath Moment Daily Dose (Oct 12 – 15)
Tuesday -- At what point does our worship (our desire for God) become routine?At what point does our growing (our desire for wholeness and well-being and flourishing) become stale performance? Because there is a fine line between safe (certain) and…
I want to hear the music
Every evening when the guru sat down to worship, the ashram cat considered himself a welcome participant. But the cat was there to make friends, and his commotion distracted the worshipers (each of them hoping to reach a heightened meditative…
A Place for Sanctuary. Sabbath Moment Daily Dose. (Oct 5 – 8)
Tuesday -- This week, we’re talking about grace.And I hope that this week, we’re open to being embraced by dollops of grace. Moments (yes, moments) when we know that we matter, that someone knows us and sees us, and is…
Open arms of love
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 but sometimes can't walk,…
A Place for Sanctuary. Sabbath Moment Daily Dose (Sept 28 – Oct 1)
Tuesday -- Where do we park this thing called hope?And how do we replenish it?Sometimes, in our topsy-turvy world hope seems to shrink, or evaporate. And we assume that is our given reality. But let’s pause here... This is important:…
