The horizon of hope
“Do not depend on the hope of results,” Thomas Merton said in his letter to a young activist who was suffering from despair. Truth be told, whether in our work […]
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Content Tagged ‘hope’
Wading into the Waters of Suffering
Story tells us, the Buddha was once asked how he crossed the great flood of suffering. The exchange went like this: “How, dear sir, did you cross the flood?” “By […]
+ Read MoreInvitation from a Winter Star
Conjunction On the longest night of a long, long-shadowed year, a new star shining briefly on the horizon, aligns the slowest planets in the sky. Jupiter and Saturn appear as […]
+ Read MoreThe Rhythms of Resilience
Rhythms of Resilience I’m watching for the first delicate crocuses to break through the hardened crust of the March ground. Yellow, purple and white, their short blooms open like small […]
+ Read MoreWhat is lifted rises
The horrific news of recent weeks feels impossible to bear. Like many others, I have cried, raged, railed, lamented, sought community and sat in desolate silence. This week’s elections may […]
+ Read MoreThe New Face of Hope
Finally, spring has arrived. Even so, I hear many folks growing weary of the political storms blowing about every day. The blustery posturing that hawks fear like a street peddler […]
+ Read MoreDream big. Start small. Begin now.
Earth but cloaks our heaven, Giovanni Giocondo wrote on a Christmas Eve almost 500 years ago. By which I understand him to be saying that the holy glimmers everywhere around us […]
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