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Tag: #lent2021

  • Resurrections – again and again on this day

    I find my resurrections From dark, lonely, dreary tombs Of fear, separation and loss In the mockingbird that sings joyfully while playing hide and seek in the holly bush. In the thread of a text with beloved sisters who hear my cry. In the empathetic, sympathetic melodies of a piano and strings. In the chit…

  • Going Home

    On this Sunday with a moment of music, I share Yo-Yo Ma playing Dvorak’s Going Home. Yo-Yo Ma is an American of Asian descent. Today, I want to say a prayer of peace for all of those of Asian-descent, who call America, home. In the past year, the rate of hate crimes against Asian-Americans, especially…

  • A Fun Song for a Saturday

    I thought this would be a good day to share a fun song and video from Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors. “I Need to go Somewhere” will help give you a bit of levity on a Saturday. Enjoy!

  • The Light that Shines in the Darkness–A Poem About Hope

    A poem where light shines in the darkness.

  • A Woman

    Some inspirational music this Sunday…

  • Spiritual Movement

    This blog post share two videos of the extraordinary dancer Lil Buck. His movement is a spiritual practice…

  • What Would Jesus Do?

    I heard in a Sunday sermon what did Jesus do every day?  Ummm.  It got me to start thinking what do I do everyday to be more like Jesus?  Lent is the special time of year that gives me pause to reflect on my life and my daily events. Will it be my usual:  being…

  • Worth the Struggle

    By Sandy Diaz When I first looked at this lent season’s title, Worth the Struggle, two things came to mind. First, why must we struggle (and some more than others) and second, what helps me get through my times of struggle.   We know that a full life lived on this earth comes with struggle.…

  • Do you feel like me???

    It’s been a long twelve months, right?  We somehow made it through last spring and then summer didn’t seem so bad.  We got out of our homes, took walks, went to parks, and got some good fresh air.  Then fall arrived; my favorite time of year.  The smells of the leaves, the crispness in the…

  • Tiny Practice: Catch a Sunset

    A tiny practice to build an appreciation in all of the glory of God around you….catch a sunset. I try to always look out my window about 15 minutes before the time of sunset. I can tell if the sunset will be a good one. Some of the best sunsets happen with lots of clouds…