Category: A Faith in Process

The term “ordinary” can refer to: ******** The ordinary acts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest. Thomas Moore ******** Every ordinary thing in your life is a word of God’s love: your home, your work, the clothes you wear, the air you breathe,…

God is real. God is here now. God is this moment revealed. For the most part, we are lost in the past and future world of the mind. To experience the living Presence of God in all things present, we will have come to where God is. We will have to become fully present. Otherwise,…

You can be good for the mere sake of goodness; you cannot be bad for the mere sake of badness. You can do a kind action when you are not feeling kind and when it gives you no pleasure, simply because kindness is right; but no one ever did a cruel action simply because cruelty…

Aunt Beth’s Celebration of Life was Sunday. She would have loved it. My contribution was picture memory boards, so I took her photo albums home and spent the last week combing through them, scanning, tweaking, printing, pasting. I am always happiest when I have a creative project. Aunt Beth was a member of the Unitarian…

This is a comic strip I clipped and saved years ago. Yet it is as true today as it was back then. ***** Mr. Boffo by Joe Martin TGIF, everyone!

***** And we know [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose. Romans 8:28 Amplified Bible

For since the world began,no ear has heardand no eye has seen a God like you, who works for those who wait for him! Isaiah 64:4 NLT ***** ***** The humble will see their God at work and be glad.    Let all who seek God’s help be encouraged.Psalm 69:32 NLT

Written by William Cowper in 1773, this poem was originally titled, “Light Shining out of Darkness“. It was accompanied by this text: Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”John 13:7 NIV ******** God moves in a mysterious way,    His wonders to perform;He plants his footsteps in the sea,    And…

My Aunt Beth left this earth quietly and peacefully just before 8 AM on Friday. For 4 days we waited and hoped. For the next 4 days we just waited. This wait is over. But more will come. That is just how it is. We wait because we have to, but God uses that waiting….

Beth continues to sleep peacefully, although her breaths are slowing. I will take my shift this afternoon. My cousins and I marvel at the overwhelming urgency to be at her bedside and how hard it is to leave physically. Mentally and emotionally, we are there around the clock. I thought of the quote, “They also…