journal and reflections

It was the night watch. Shepherds were performing their ordinary nightly duty. In the silence, they heard something that filled them with wonder. Some new energy was enfolding them, transforming them. They had no choice but to share their experience, allowing their...

It is nearly impossible to believe: God shrinking down to the size of a zygote, implanted in the soft lining of a woman’s womb. God growing fingers and toes. God kicking and hiccupping in utero. God inching down the birth canal and entering this world covered in...

How many Christmases have we celebrated together? How many times has a humble tree been adorned with glowing lights and glittering ornaments? How many times have tiny flames been held while singing “Silent Night”? How many times have special gifts mysteriously...

You need not have it all together to begin. All that is necessary is the desire to listen for God's call in the midst of your life. That is enough. We bring our little drop of generosity, and God responds. We ask for spiritual freedom and God assists us to grow in...

The author Christopher Pramuk, in his book, At Play in Creation, commented on Thurman's passage: "There are certain gifts that I cannot give to any person, impose on them, or ever steal away. One of these is the encounter with the mystery and wonder of life itself...

The most daring and revolutionary concept known to the human race is that God is not only the creative mind and spirit at the core of the universe but that God … is love. … This is the great disclosure: that there is at the heart of life a Heart. … [And further]...

Solitude means learning to accept our uniqueness – a very terrifying concept, that we are utterly unique in the universe. We have never happened before and we will never be repeated. We are utterly unique. But we can only see that if we can see beyond our ego-bound...