Author: Episcopal Cafe

Inverness by David Alexander

As the grey skies became darker with the threat of rain, I heard the bells nearby.  It was Sunday, after all, so I wasn’t surprised, but I was curious about the source. I crossed the street to a park I saw to find the bells. They continued to toll.  I walked through the park, hoping with each step that the skies wouldn’t baptize me with the expected downpour.  I had left my umbrella in Perth a week ago.

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What Would Jesus Say?

“If I were to take Jesus to the grocery store, what would he say about such abundance, and what particularly would he say to me about the spoiled food I threw out of my refrigerator? What would Jesus say to me about that which I waste, every day?”

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Edith Stein

“Edith was uniquely placed to write to Pope Pius XI as a German, Jewish, Roman Catholic and beseech him to speak out publicly against the Nazi regime. In her words:

‘As a child of the Jewish people who, by the grace of God, for the past eleven years has also been a child of the Catholic Church, I dare to speak to the Father of Christianity about that which oppresses millions of Germans. … ‘”

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Listen, Stop, Consider

“‘Remember to extol his work,’ Elihu says (Job 36:24). I looked up at the green canopy surrounding me, energized by knowing life teemed around me, even in the ways I could not see. “

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The Courage to Be Nobody: Simone Biles and the Art of Renunciation

Few of us can even imagine the pressures of being the GOAT (Greatest of All Time) who is not allowed to fail, the face of the Olympics, America’s standard bearer, and the always dependable foundation of the team’s success. But her renunciation of these burdens, however temporary, may be her greatest achievement insofar as it helps athletes—and society as a whole—engage with issues of mental health and personal well-being as never before, without stigma or shame. 

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A Time Apart

“This is life in slow motion with God in all things.  Summer’s abundance also abundant in grace.   How can this be?”

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“Be opened!”

“Yet Jesus wants to speak healing in our lives.  He wants to help us experience the world in a bigger, more textured, and, yes, messier way.  So how might we be opened …”

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On the Road with St. James

“Once again, real power showed up, against the “prize” of doing it the right way. Instead, she finished in the spirit of Sant Yago, or St. James as we know him. Lesson learned; being great by being humble. I heard the message, too.”

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Wonky Corners

“So begins the Plague Quilt. Measure, cut, feed squares and strips through the sewing machine. My mind busy, less busy, quieter, quiet. Examining a wonky corner of a 9-patch quilt square the thought occurs: this pandemic has revealed all the wonky corners of our world, our country, our lives, and relationships; where are my wonky corners?”

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