What has to happen in order for something new to arrive? Sometimes it may seem that cataclysmic activity must occur in order to issue in newness. When a ‘newness’ arrives through violence and destruction, the ability to transition and respond in a way that is non-reactive is severely reduced, perhaps even impossible. …
WISDOM AMONG US
As I was running on the levee this morning, I glanced out at the ‘Father of Rivers’ and was struck with wonder at the density of the fog. It so obscured my vision that I could not see the other side of the river, and even as I looked at the exact location of the Mississippi River bridge, it was not seen…hidden in the dense morning mist. …
THE OIL OF WISDOM
As many of us experience as we get older, our memories fade and we often feel that we have lost some of the “knowledge” that we once had. When this happens, we can become a bit desperate and seek to hold on tightly to that which we still feel we ‘know.’ …
DEARLY BELOVED
Many of us are familiar with the opening line pronounced by the presiding minister at a wedding, “Dearly Beloved, we are gathered here together…” The celebration of the union of two is witnessed by and in the Sacrament of Marriage set purposefully within the deep context of community. …
THERE IS NO OTHER!
We live in a world permeated with images and opinions that we are sometimes convinced to be the truth. All you have to do is turn on the television and see an advertisement, or even a “news” report, to see how convincingly many times an opinion or a familiar image is touted as the truth.…