This past month, I met one-on-one and in small groups with several companions who were in the process of renewing their prayer and reflection. I was co-facilitating an online retreat called Living with the Word: A Month Praying Scripture. To a person, these conversations reinforced my appreciation for the many meaningful ways to pray. Some of my companions craved […]
Prayer
A Writing Meditation
I invite you to sit or stand, whichever is most comfortable for you. If you are comfortable closing your eyes, go ahead and do so. Breathe deeply a few times. As you do so, just pay attention to the way your breath both calms you and empowers you. Your breath is the fuel for your […]
A Blessing for Writing
May you remain deeply connected with whatever is inside of you that most needs to be given voice. May you shape words of candor and compassion in a world starving for the truth. May the words you shape also shape you…into a truer version of yourself. May your words help others find a truer version […]
Easter is a Season (Not a Day)
April 13, 2021 This Easter, it felt nearly sacrilegious to celebrate resurrection while so much dying is happening all around us. Even with vaccination rates rising, we continue to lose people daily to COVID-19. As I write, 2,996,305 people have died from this disease, 562,296 of them in the United States. Losing that many people is […]
Welcome Feelings: Praying Through a Full Range of Emotions
Like so many people, I have been on an emotional roller coaster since March. Coming to terms with the pandemic and its ripple effects has mirrored aspects of the grieving process: denial, bargaining, acceptance, meaning making. In the United States, more have died from coronavirus than the total population of my hometown of Billings, MT. […]