There’s a season for everything,” goes the book of Ecclesiastes, “a time for mourning and a time for dancing.” It seems like the two are back-to-back in the calendar this year, with dancing, then mourning. First comes Valentine’s Day, February … Continue reading →
Dear God, every year always counts, but it feels they count even more now. Let me live every moment with love, kindness, understanding and your peace. I promise to give others more room, to see them as you see them, … Continue reading →
To know someone is to love them and to love them means getting to know them. There is nothing more intimidating to me than the yawning approach of the holidays–birthdays come second place–and the prospect of trying to find the … Continue reading →
My cell phone buzzed first thing this morning with a message. “Who’s texting me now?” I wondered. Turned out it was God. Or at least one of God’s minions. There on the screen was a prayer: Give us, who are … Continue reading →
This morning on the subway I was thinking of that passage from Matthew about how when you do something for “the least of these,” you do it for Jesus. I’d been wondering–praying–how I would know which of “the least of … Continue reading →