I Wanted the Story to Leave Me Alone
(Spoiler alert: It didn't)
Good Friday usually leaves me alone. I can sit through the story. Reflect a
Maundy Thursday
It’s Maundy Thursday.
After days of paying attention, naming what’s there, and trying not to avoid it… this
Don't Avoid It
It’s not always obvious. Sometimes it’s just a quiet sense that something isn’t quite right – internally, relationally,
Name It
Most of us can think of one. A conversation that feels uncomfortable or overdue. Maybe it’s something that needs
Pay Attention
Jesus can feel it. Something is coming. It hasn’t happened yet – but it’s already begun. Things are starting
Taking Up Love as a Practice
Loving your neighbor isn’t defined by what we feel, but by what we do. Jesus shows this in the
Taking Up Attention
Most of us move through our days at a pace that leaves very little room to notice anything deeply. We measure our time by what we accomplish, what we produce, what we can point to and say, “That mattered.” But in John 1, Jesus offers a different kind of invitation... “Come and see.”
Letting Go of the Need to Be Right
This week’s practice is about resisting the urge to correct and choosing curiosity instead: listening, asking questions, and letting another person’s experience speak for itself.
Letting Go of Scarcity
The disciples saw a problem. Jesus saw a beginning.
Five rolls. Two fish. A child willing to share.
In the
Letting Go of Certainty
Sometimes our need for certainty keeps us from growing. In real life, this shows up everywhere.