Lenten Blog

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  • At the Dawn

    Our first glimpse of reality this day – every day – is your fidelity. We are dazzled by the ways you remains constant among us,             in season, out of season,             for better, for worse,             in sickness and in health. You are there in watchfulness as we fall asleep; You are there in…

  • 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…

  • Dancing…

    You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy, that I might sing praises to you and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever! Psalm 30:11-12 Some years ago at my daughter’s wedding coming off the dance…

  • Here I am, Lord

    I, the Lord of sea and sky,I have heard my people cry.All who dwell in dark and sinMy hand will save. I who made the stars of night,I will make their darkness bright.Who will bear my light to them?Whom shall I send? Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?I have heard you calling in…

  • Sitting in the Presence of God

    Some of you looking at this photo might recognize where it was taken. It was taken last March, before New York City shutdown, during the Women’s Retreat at America’s Keswick. I have it on my vision board from the activity some of you might have participated in last year.   The photo is of the small…