Episcopal Cafe – Page 73

Speaking to the Soul: Abide in Me

January 5, 2017 4 Comments

a loving community in which we can be ourselves fully helps us to live into wholeness and freedom, into who we most deeply are.

Speaking to the Soul: Named and claimed

January 4, 2017 No Comments

Hearing the story of Jesus’s baptism, I am drawn to marvel at the miracle of that grace which calls us and claims us, too, as beloved children of God.

Speaking to the Soul: Clearing the decks

January 3, 2017 2 Comments

One of my on-going projects has been to encourage people to get their estates in order. As part of the work I have done on that topic I have learned how little our personal possessions mean to the friends and family we leave behind.

Speaking to the Soul: What’s in a Name?

January 1, 2017 8 Comments

Naming is one of the unique ways in which humans bear the image of God. No other creature does it, not even angels.

Speaking to the Soul: A Most Beautiful Word

December 31, 2016 No Comments

I especially remember the first verse, “In the beginning was the Word.” It still gives me chills when I hear it because it encompasses so much — from the beginning of time until now. In the beginning was the Word, the word we know to be Jesus Christ.　

Speaking to the Soul: Inform Me

December 29, 2016 No Comments

Learning about God is, for me, a continuous process of setting aside assumptions. To grow spiritually, I cannot rest in what I think I know but must instead reach for new insights and new direction. Love unfolds – pushing my understanding of its limits to ever greater horizons.