For people living with mental or physical illness, as well as those who are grieving or struggling with problems in their lives, Christmas can be a difficult. The way one really feels is at odds with the message of the season to rejoice and celebrate. Instead of joy, one feels isolated and excluded, sadness is […]
Hope
Broken and Hopeful
While I was in worship recently, the officiant during the invitation for communion invited us as a “broken and hopeful” people to come forward to be served. As I waited for my turn, I looked at those who were in line in front of me, wondering how in their lives they had been broken and […]
Current Events
Keeping up on current events by reading, watching, or listening to the news is not great for my stress level. Sexual assault, tears, anger, gaslighting, tragedy, demeaning words, belligerence, desperate grabs for power, earthquakes, tsunamis, fighting, war … it’s all not only demoralizing, but also anxiety building and exhausting. This weekend I reached a “I […]