Moving from Hope to Love
On YouTube I watched a young woman, a mother, a Muslim, an American speak about the power of love bursting forth from her heart in the face of the injustice around her. She exclaimed a [...]
Follow the Feminine
The thunderclap shook the ground underneath their feet. Miriam and Joe clambered up the rock cliff and squeezed into a cave’s opening to escape the approaching downpour. Miriam was [...]
Love In Two Acts
The smoke lay thick on the marsh. Johnny dropped the torch at his feet and stomped out the orange flame. It had done its work. The house and all of her possessions were part of the wind, charred [...]
The Power of the Word
He set his pen on the velvet cushion in front of the throne. As king, he loved creating this contest for the poets. Three of them remained from the thousands who began arriving from the farthest [...]
Winter of the Soul
He stared into the mirror but couldn’t connect to his face. His right hand glided across its cool surface- smooth and without any dimension. The running water had reached full pressure. He spoke [...]
The Garden Within
In my garden the weeds are flowering. I sigh at how messy it looks. Many times I can shift perspective to admire the multitude of colors and sizes. I trust the wisdom of their placement- not [...]
The Wildness of Love
To enter my heart you approach the edge of the small pines behind your childhood home. You cross the boundary into the darkness father warned you of - twigs crack under foot, the smell [...]
Reflections on Loss
An old saying in spiritual growth goes something like this: When change comes, you are either pushed or carried. I lost a relationship earlier this month, and its ending was messy, [...]
The Sacred Pause Button – Turning Complaints into Prayers
The multitude of stars in the clear night sky may come close to the number of times I complain in one day. Every moment a choice point and once the complaints fire up, they carry enough momentum [...]