And so, we might say that the Civil war happened 150 years ago; it’s just history; it holds no sway over you anymore. Yet, history is not a series of blips and dashes separated by time. It is a thread, a continuous thread woven into the fabric of our entire humanity.
Our immediate response to something new in life – be it loss, grief, betrayal, manipulation, change, death – our immediate response could be curiosity rather than fear. Fear is a choice.
Are we ignoring the silence and discernment which Jesus himself sought in times of difficulty and fear?
The glory of this week’s total solar eclipse, then, can teach us about our own eclipses and intersections, and overshadowings. It is restorative simply to pause, and to marvel, at the glorious constellation of heavenly bodies among whom we live, and move, and have our being.
There are times when we must simply decide we can no longer “take it” and it is at those time when mindfulness says “OK. Act. Speak. But be gentle when they notice and attack, for what you are about to say is true, but it will threaten them, so brace for impact.”
The Religious Imagineer, Jim Friedrich reflects on the events in Charlottesville and the disturbing questions re-emerging from them
Every community of faith has rules, both known and unknown and that is fine, as long as they come from a place of love
Change is certain; but how to respond?
We continue the conversation on the failings and successes of the transition process exploring how proven processes from businesses and non-profits have the potential to dramatically lower the costs and improve the results of TEC transition management.
It used to be the case that I disliked darkness…But as I age I am making friends with darkness; my old companion