Luke 15:11-32 English Standard Version I first heard the Prodigal Son parable in Sunday School many years ago. The message I heard was. He had a real nice dad and a cranky older brother. Later I revisited the story. I … Read More
I smolder, the fire within burns faintly. How do I nourish it? An open giving heart allows spirit to nourish my fire removing the dust from my genius. This is a giveaway Open my eyes to my blessings so I … Read More
Jumping into the fire of God’s love, I watch all that is not of God burn away—refined and rendered into the truth of who I am: pure love, beloved from the beginning.In that fire, my gift is revealed—along with the … Read More
Blaring voices from media on the internet or traditional media scream at me. If I enter this maelstrom, I find myself shaken and unsure, fearful, angry and in despair. When I try to share a thought on a hot topic, … Read More
See something beautiful. If it doesn’t smack you in the face, look at something unremarkable and see the beauty. Tell someone you care. Look closely at them and yourself and mean it. Enjoy something a friend or partner likes. Enjoy … Read More
God = Love, ergo, not Love not God. Not love of “something” just love; unconditional and universal. To love selectively is not perfect love. When I love selectively I separate myself from others and God. Perfect love allows boundaries on … Read More
I don’t know how to approach the world today. I want to shine hopeful but my ego pressures me to fear. Fear of where humanity is headed. Whole swaths of people marginalized and the planet used, abused and waisted. If … Read More
In my soul there is the seed of the divine. A seed of all things created share. I choose to nourish this seed so I can be encouragement to my fellow travelers. All the seeds are viable, with the potential … Read More
My notion of creation and creator had changed. Creator is manifested by what I experience in the universe. Creation is ongoing – the universe continues to be created and my soul is newly created daily/hourly. Through the years I’d acquired … Read More
It’s an ongoing struggle for me. I get on someone’s wagon thinking it will take me to the golden valley. I spend all my sense of worth, well-being and happiness for the fare. The band wagon crashed, leaving me in … Read More