SERVICE—A beautiful word fallen upon bad days. — Claude McKay I absolutely love the phrase in the Episcopal service that goes, “in whose service is perfect freedom.” Service is really a beautiful word. It connotates respect, humility, and love. When we serve others we become part of something much bigger than ourselves. Service frees us from…
Like A Child
My yoga instructor reminded me this morning that as we get older we become more childlike. It caused me to think as she twisted and stretched my old body. Maybe we become more childlike as we get older because we begin to lose those layers of worldliness we accumulate beginning as teenagers. Things become less…
Birthdays and Change
People on your birthday ask, “How does it feel to be __ years old?” My answer has changed over the years, but an answer that is honest is simply, “I’ve changed.” Now, I’ve experienced changes, some rather dramatic over the years, and I’ve learned that each change is part of my formation, part of God’s…
Manipulating Fear
I hope all my readers had better sense than I and didn’t watch last night’s debate. For an excellent summary go to http://www.nationaljournal.com/s/305771/gop-candidates-try-scare-hell-out-america. People’s fears are legitimate don’t get me wrong, but it’s another thing to manipulate fear and to try to turn it into something else. Not just fear of a terroristic incident but most…
In the Still of the Night
In the still of the nightI held youHeld you tight‘Cause I loveLove you soPromise I’ll neverLet you goIn the still of the night — Five Satins I find myself struggling for answers from time to time. I ask people, do research, and spin a lot of wheels and more often than not I come up…