Compassion and Peace in a Confusing World
Being a grandparent is fun, but I am finding it also carries a huge responsibility. I am so fortunate to be able to “care, teach, listen, and lead” these little people. I average about six to ten hours per week in the company of five-year-old twins (a girl and boy) and their three-year-old brother. What… Continue reading Who is Teaching Who?
Sometime during the next year or maybe the next decade, someone may well ask you, “How did you live through the coronavirus pandemic and the post-pandemic?” The question may be from a neighbor down the street, or a grandchild asking for a writing project at school. How will you answer the question? The events of… Continue reading What Will We Say?
The past year was unforgettable. Last March, I was wrapping up my job as Parish Visitor at my church and trying to say goodbye to many of the church’s seniors in my last week. I hoped to visit seven seniors. Two were in lockdown. I visited with four of the remaining five. Two of these four… Continue reading Things We Can’t Forget
The church I attend has introduced parking lot fellowship as an idea of easing into personal interaction. The gatherings are in the form of a drive-in where we get together for a meal outdoors, listen to music and play games. The most recent event was a blend of social distancing and masks, and an occasional… Continue reading Re-Entry
My mind and heart have not been “at peace” over the past few weeks. Our country continues to experience mass and individual shootings which, when added to horrendous past episodes, suggest hate and racial injustice abound. In addition, several friends have recently experienced pain, heartache, and loss. All of this has weighed heavily on my… Continue reading Feeling Hurt
I have written a good bit these past few months about the on-going pandemic and the possibility of its long-lasting impact on the millions of people. The obvious and direct impact has been the well over half-million deaths resulting from the COVID-19 virus. The Washington Post has published a beautiful tribute of stories about victims of this disease… Continue reading What Can We Do?
I was excited a year ago at this time of Lent. I was serving as the Parish Visitor and Commissioned Pastor at my Presbyterian church and I was asked to share in the leadership of our Ash Wednesday worship service, a Christian tradition which begins the Lenten season, 40 days before Easter. Congregational members during… Continue reading For Such a Time as This
At Peace 