Knowing and Being Known by God

In preparing for a talk I’m giving Sunday during the hour before the worship service, I’ve been rereading a favorite book, Knowing God by J.I. Packer. Years ago I highlighted a section that still blesses me clear down to my socks every time I read it. Here’s just a portion . . .
“What matters [...]

Morning Meditations

I spotted this on my morning walk: our newborn giraffe having his early morning breakfast, just one of the glorious sights of flora and fauna this morning.
I am blessed to live within walking distance of the Living Desert, a botanical garden and wild animal preserve. My husband and I are members (plus he volunteers as [...]

Composting

I came across this Anne Lamott quote the other day:
“Yet time, showing up, turn most messes to compost, and something surprising may begin to grow . . .”
How true! My messes (I think of them as my personal peach pits and potato peels) may come from a variety of places — unresolved [...]

Musings on a Sunday Afternoon

I came across the following poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson this afternoon. It’s familiar, though I hadn’t read it in years. I rediscoverd it in TREASURES FROM THE SANCTUARY FOR THE SPIRIT, a little book a friend in England sent last month to lift my spirits during those dark days before surgery.
To laugh often and [...]