Experiencing loss reminds us of what we have. And loss can move us to an understanding of what we want more than what we have lost. How do we cross this threshold from what we lack to the abundance of possibility? Soul Matters Monthly Theme: What does it mean to be a community of … Continue reading At the Threshold of Loss
Where have we come from, in this last year of shared ministry? And where are we going? We have plans! And still much will unfold in ways mysterious and beyond our attempts to control. How can together we grow evermore trusting and confident that our companionship in spiritual growth and action for justice is good … Continue reading What’s Next?
The late, great Muhammad Ali claimed “Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.” These words might well be the mantra of this Fellowship. What else might we accomplish together if we stop thinking that it is “impossible”? “The … Continue reading Is That Really Possible?
Time is one of the great challenges of modern life — we feel stressed, harried, overworked. And so often, it feel like we never have enough time for what we need to do. Yet our language about time makes it seem malleable and elastic, alive with possibility. Think about it. We waste time, we call … Continue reading It’s About Time
Johann Paul Friedrich Richter, aka John Paul, wrote “Whoever believes in the good in people, draws forth the good in people.” Perhaps this is exactly the attitude we ought to assume as we lament the injustice that persists despite all our work and best intentions. How might we draw good from each other and ourselves? … Continue reading When Will Change Come?
The advent of the new year brings with it the dreaded “New Year Resolution.” And making a new year resolution so often brings us into a place of lack and fault-finding. How about this year, instead, we take a leap and open ourselves up to epiphany, to the possibility that our lives might unfold in … Continue reading New Possibilities
