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- Gifts & Graces: December 2022Here’s my random gratitude collection of mostly small but sometimes large things that helped make December better.
- A Prayer for the End of A YearGod, who is beyond all calendars and time, help us intentionally and peacefully draw this year to a close and prepare us to start a new year with hope. It wasn’t the year we planned and hoped for in January. We were worn out from dealing with Covid, widespread divisiveness and intolerance of differences, and… Continue reading A Prayer for the End of A Year
- Advent Week 4 – December 24, 2022The Wisdom of Advent – Learning to Wait Week 4: Peace. A Prayer for Peace on Christmas Eve On Christmas eve day, we offer gratitude for our experience of Advent. No matter how much or how little we did compared to what we had planned, we recognized the season of Advent as a time to… Continue reading Advent Week 4 – December 24, 2022
- Advent Week 4 – December 23, 2022The Wisdom of Advent – Learning to Wait Week 4: Peace. Henri Nouwen says about the importance of patience, “A waiting person is a patient person. The word patience means the willingness to stay where we are and live the situation out to the fullest in the belief that something hidden there will manifest itself… Continue reading Advent Week 4 – December 23, 2022
- Advent Week 4 – December 22, 2022The Wisdom of Advent – Learning to Wait Week 4: Peace. Matthew 6:25-34 reminds us of our dependence on God and tells us not to worry. In a verse that never ceases to get my attention, Jesus asks, “Can any of you by worrying add a single moment to your life-span?” (Mt 6:27) Jesus tells… Continue reading Advent Week 4 – December 22, 2022