If you’re in a room of people yet feel alone, a candle is lit. If the festive season isn’t festive to you, a candle is lit. If someone you love has passed on and you’re missing them, a candle is lit. If your faith community no longer feels like home, a candle is lit. If the news is too much, a candle is lit. If alcohol is drowning your truth, a candle is lit. If you’re unsure of what tomorrow brings, a candle is lit. If you’re far from the people you love, a candle is lit. If overwhelm has…
The seed, not doing work, not making something happen, falls into the ground of being. The seed allows the thin darkness to shield, the oxygen to pulse with a tempo of trust, a stream of water to move in and through. The seed, in its’ ground of being, receives the pouring of light, reaches beyond itself, grows from the center out. • The holy seed,not striving for status,not proving a point,is the ground of being. The holy seed allows the womb darkness to nurture, the human oxygen pulse with a tempo of trust, blood and water to move in and…
You see, dear one There are mysteries you don’t understand, tragedies you don’t comprehend. I am the Mother who hovers and veils all my children with steady, beating love in times of darkness, with rolling waves of compassion in the waiting. I hold the sorrow of hearts and place them in the night sky, a remembrance of luster and ebony twirling together. I live within the container and beyond the container— vibrations of my voice heard even in the driest desert. Remember me? Blessed Mother Mother of Grace Mother of Strength Holy Mother Mother of Jesus Mother of You. I…
The death and resurrection of Lazarus (John 11) has long been a difficult story for me. In the past, I’ve struggled with Christ’s knowledge of the coming of Lazarus’ death without instantaneous action (This just goes to show you how I’d like God working on my quick, efficient time clock, haha). However, I find it’s good to revisit difficult Scripture to see what new gleanings appear. As I read it recently, the themes of light/dark, daytime/nighttime, sickness/health, and death/life surfaced for me. When I consider these categories for my life, I know which I want to be in: I want…
