Archive for January, 2012

Patience: Treasuring the Ground on Which We Stand

January 8, 2012

Our ability to be both truly present to one another and aware of God’s presence in our lives is a gift unto itself. It is our calling. There’s nothing more important we can do today.

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Why Do You Seek the Living Among the Dead?

January 1, 2012

Walking through cemeteries, I have learned over the years, is a lesson in awareness. We are reminded, of course, that we are dust and to dust we shall return. But we also learn the power of quiet, of stillness, of non-busyness. It’s hard to hurry through a graveyard, and why would we want to?

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