That's what the angels at the tomb asked Mary Magdalene in John's version of the Resurrection story. Mary was weeping because, seeing the empty tomb but not yet having met the risen Jesus, she had no explanation for what had happened to him. She could only imagine the terrible things that might have happened to … Continue reading “Woman, why are you weeping?”
Lent Madness: the Fun Lenten Devotional
Are you looking for a Lenten devotional that's fun? That will teach you something? That your whole family, household or friend group can do together? You've found it in Lent Madness: the annual offering from Forward Movement in which 32 saints are placed in single-elimination brackets, with members of the public voting daily, online, for … Continue reading Lent Madness: the Fun Lenten Devotional
Holding onto life, together
One of the benefits clergy receive, for which I’m grateful, is two weeks every year to devote to continuing education. I have used this time for retreats, writing workshops, catching up on my reading, studying conflict management, and visiting historic churches. I’m not as creative as my friends who have taken improv comedy classes or … Continue reading Holding onto life, together
Blessings, in spite of it all.
We had hoped to worship together in person on Sunday the 23rd of January. We had hoped to meet in the nave at St. Luke’s, masked and keeping a reasonable distance from each other, while still livestreaming the Eucharist to those of us who couldn’t be present. The Covid indicators looked OK—still high, thanks to … Continue reading Blessings, in spite of it all.
The Grumpy Bump
This week I attended Diocesan Clergy Day. It was at Holy Trinity Greensboro. They have a meeting room that opens with multiple french doors onto a large, gracious outdoor space. The ceiling of the outdoor space looks like a traditional church’s upside-down boat shape, with hanging light fixtures much like in church. The walls are … Continue reading The Grumpy Bump
Future of St. Luke’s Guided Imagery
When our Discerning Vision team met this month, I asked them to do this Guided Imagery meditation to invite God and their own imagination offer a vision of the future St. Luke’s. --- Get into a very comfortable and relaxed position. Focus your awareness on your breathing. Breathe in easily and effortlessly. Then breathe out. … Continue reading Future of St. Luke’s Guided Imagery
Set Your Intentions: Short Family Retreat Days
I’ve talked a lot about how St. Luke’s is working hard to be intentional about who we will become moving out of this pandemic. What do we hold on to? What do we set down? What new practices will we pick up? This summer, St. Luke’s will be offering this same sort of thoughtful reflection … Continue reading Set Your Intentions: Short Family Retreat Days
Getting Ready for the Good Things to Come
Yes! Magazine is a wonderful collection of feel-good news. This week, an article from them passed through my feed, We Have to Get Ready for the Good Things to Come. I immediately thought, “Exactly! This is what our Discerning Vision team is helping St. Luke’s to do: to prepare ourselves to be ready for the … Continue reading Getting Ready for the Good Things to Come
A Poem to Share
Clergy have been talking about how we hold people who are in very different places. Some are ready to get back and frustrated that things are so slow. Others are grieving very real losses that they have had to hold alone for far too long. Enfleshed, a Facebook page I follow, shared that they had … Continue reading A Poem to Share
Imagine Yourself Here
A new ice cream store had its grand opening downtown last night. My family decided we’d like to try it out so we piled into our car, with a fully vaccinated friend and drove downtown after dinner. We got close and saw a line running out the door and half a block down. People were … Continue reading Imagine Yourself Here
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