This past week has been heavy and noisy and hard, and so I’ve been quiet. Putting my phone down and being present with my words and my thoughts and my family, I didn’t post on Instagram. But tonight, I received an email with a prompt of lament. And I wanted to share the prompt with […]
The Capitol Crowds & Compassion
This past weekend, in light of the crowds storming our nation’s Capitol, a Spiritual Director I follow, Rev. Summer Joy, issued this “hard and holy invitation” of compassion, even towards those at the capitol, to her weekend readers: As I meditated on these verses from Matthew: “When Jesus saw the crowds, he had compassion on […]
Feelings and Work: Finding Balance with Compassion
Welcome back to From the Journal Fridays, where I share thoughts from my large collection of journals and notebooks. Today, let’s talk about finding balance between our feelings & work in compassion. Yes, this is the exact same journal from last week. Except it’s not. I’m a creature of habit. I had 3 of these […]
love is not a balancing act
I am a first-responder-friend. A friend who always wants to makes the first move, send the first text, be there when the others disappear. It’s just in my heart to want to be there, perhaps because I spent so many years without having anyone be there, without having anyone to be there for, without letting anyone […]