In the Air
The wind.It changes.Sometimes we can feel change coming, the wind changes, a fresh breeze, a new scent in the air. Wait for it.The wind.In silence wait for the change, a new season, a new heart, a new direction, a new purpose. Sometimes it feels like nothing ever changes. The air grows thick and stagnant.It is […]
Falling Into Grace
Jack Hardaway ] Falling from grace. That turn of phrase, falling from grace, it carries a whole bunch of baggage. Falling from grace, originally it was a reference to Adam and Eve’s disobedience in the garden, choosing to elevate themselves in God’s place rather than being in communion with the Holy One. The turn of […]
And Yet Another Note from the Rector!
Hey all, As we settle down to these new patterns for the long-haul I plan on sending a weekly note. This is a funny thing that I thought I would never ever say, so here it goes…please stay away from Church! (I can hear grandmother, “Bite your tongue!”) The office is closed. Until a Shelter […]
Shelter
Shelter from the storm. Have you ever had to seek shelter? From a hail storm, a blizzard, a tornado, a hurricane, a crazy world? Shelter from the storm. The Law of the Lord. It is a shelter from the storm. It is the shelter from the storm of swirling chaos that is always eroding creation. […]
Fishing Fools
Losing a friend is hard. It brings a certain kind of loneliness. We become castaways in our own lives. Jesus lost John the Baptist. The four gospels say various things about how they knew or didn’t know each other. It’s pretty clear though that they shared a deep connection, an affinity, a certain perspective on […]
The Most Loving Thing
After college I lived in and helped run a house for homeless men in addiction recovery in Washington DC. I was called an “Innkeeper.”We had strict rules and to break them was to choose to leave.We had a strict curfew. To get home late was to be greeted by a locked door that would not […]
The Big Project
There is an old southern comedy routine about the difference between naked and neked. The difference ends up being that naked is our birthday suit as in Adam and Eve were naked in the Garden. Neked is different, it means you’re up to no good and you ain’t got no cloths on , as in […]
Sent
The new job. The first day at the new job. You have no idea what to do. They said, “On the job training.” They weren’t kidding. They should have just said, “Figure it out as you go.” Pretend to be competent until it becomes true. Until then keep up appearances. Set up to fail. Sink […]
Poaching
The stories we learn when we are young have a way of sticking with us. We go back to them. We remember them. We pass them along. They become part of us. To a large extent, we are each a collection of stories all jumbled together. We see the world and move in the world […]