“As we enter this time of thanksgiving, may we find moments of stillness and quiet gratitude. May we find a way to share God’s love with all who we encounter as we maneuver through blending hints of what was with the newness of what is before us. May we lift our hearts and voices in gratitude for those who have walked beside us on this winding and lingering journey.”

“God of the table, 
prepare a place for us
to love and be loved
to know and be known
to forgive and be forgiven.” 

“So, here is this greatly respected British writer and theologian, almost twenty years a teacher at Magdalen College, having pints with J.R.R. at the bird and the baby and winding up a Christian at the end of it all.”

“Our kingdom is not of this world.  It is a vast, ancient, living being that grows and transforms with each life that is born into it.  It heals us and cares for us as we reach out in care for the world.  It is the Truth.”