The unexpected call from my brother-in-law began with the words, “She’s going to be okay, but she’s been in an accident…” and my breath stopped.
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Last Tuesday on the memory support unit, God reminded me that whether our fumbling attempts to show love are met with confusion, criticism or affirmation, we persevere. We honor our differences. We love our neighbor. We love our enemies. Even when it is really, really hard.
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I love reading and I love gardening. These two passions intersected in a delightful and meaningful way while reading Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer. at the same time I was planning my garden this spring. I was inspired to adjust my fledgling garden layout and give the Three Sisters Indigenous agricultural planting method a try…
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I grew up on Longview Avenue in Portland, Oregon, right down the street from Overlook Park. Oh, how I loved that park - rolling down the grassy hillside, making delicate chains out of clover flowers, spending hours on the merry go round (somewhat unwisely surrounded by gravel, as the scar on my knee still vividly attests), splashing in the concrete wading pool, and picking blackberries that grew at the edge of the park. It was familiar and comfortable. It was home.
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By the grace of God, may we receive the gift of play – even amidst the weight of daily living, loving, losses and longings. In so doing, may we grow in thanksgiving for this precious gift of life.
Amen.
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The weekend before the election I wrote this little prayer. It was my attempt to process some of the many overwhelming feelings I was having with regards to the uncertainty that lay ahead and my deep hope that we would honor one another no matter the outcome.
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For those of us in the Northern hemisphere there is now a distinct chill in the air, leaves are popping with color and it is time to put my garden beds to bed for a long winter's nap.
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When the stay-at-home orders began a few months ago, I entertained the foolhardy notion that I would begin training for a half marathon! (What was I thinking - running a 5K already felt like a herculean feat??!!) I ignored the fact that my foot was aching from plantar fasciitis and went racing full steam ahead.
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We are a people desperately in need of healing. The needs of the world are vast and wide, but in this moment there are two pandemics that we are compelled to face together - one is brand new (covid-19) and one is centuries old (racism-1619). Both are heartbreaking.
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A large part of what I do as a spiritual director is to help people find their belly of the whale - a sacred space (safe from the storms) where they can pray, reconnect with God and regain the strength to go and be who God is calling them to be.
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