Category: A Faith in Process

Crowds of disheartened people ask, “Who can show us what is good?”    Let Your brilliant face shine upon us, O Eternal One, that we may know the undeniable answer.You have filled me with joy, and happiness has risen in my heart, great delight and unrivaled joy,    even more than when bread abounds and wine flows freely.Tonight I will sleep securely on a bed of…

… only makes you stronger. (Friedrich Nietzsche) … doesn’t kill you. Sometimes that’s enough. … is a learning experience, at the time, or later … or both. … gives you a story to tell. … teaches you how strong you really are. … is everything so far. Good job.

How do you tell a cat not to be afraid? When the house is full of strange men and strange things with strange smells? When under the bed seems the best place to be? It’s happening again. In an effort to repair an ongoing issue with water damage in my closet, a workman is here….

 “I don’t ask for the meaning of the song of a bird or the rising of the sun on a misty morning. There they are, and they are beautiful.”  Pete Hamill *** The sun is shining, and the bird are singing what more could you ask for in a day! Heather Mills *** “God is…

“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” E.E. Cummings *** The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise.Alden Nowlan *** The turning point in the process of…

The news of Your rich goodness is no secret—Your people love to recall itand sing songs of joy to celebrate Your righteousness.Psalm 145:7 The Voice *** Each day, awakening, are we asked to paint the sky blue? Need we coax the sun to rise or flowers to bloom? Need we teach birds to sing, or children to laugh, or…

Recently, I was gifted a shower curtain full of flowers and hummingbirds. All that color made my basic beige and blue scheme looked boring. Bright new towels helped, then I looked for something to hang on the wall. I found it at WalMart.com. “Filled … with … joy.” A phrase repeated over and over in…

by Elizabeth Cheney (1859) Said the Robin to the Sparrow,“I should really like to knowWhy these anxious human beingsRush about and worry so!” Said the Sparrow to the Robin,“Friend, I think that it must beThat they have no heavenly FatherSuch as cares for you and me!” *** “That is why I say to you, don’t…

“Look at that bird,” said Jenna. “There is something wrong with it.” The robin was in our garden, hunched and flopped over with its head at an odd angle. It was breathing, but not moving. I moved for a better look. “What should we do?” I had no idea. There’s a nature sanctuary not far…

I took advantage of a free half-hour this weekend to do a little light weeding. Starting in the back and working my way to the front, I was bending and pulling when I became aware of a noise overhead. A robin, perched on the side peak of the house next door, was scolding me loudly….