Here we are: a full year into ongoing unspeakable violence and death in retaliation for an unspeakable act of violence on Oct 7 in the Middle East, and deeply entrenched in anxiety and anger around a divisive presidential election with no bridge in sight here at home (or in the Middle East).
At a clergy conference, a pastor shared that his favorite Bible verse is “this too shall pass.” While it’s not a literal verse, I found it profound.
Do you know what’s hardest about an outburst of righteous anger? It’s the day after.
“When foreigners… come from a distant land” often carries an air of suspicion in our world. Who are they? Why are they here?
Have you ever heard the phrase “a thin place”? It’s not just a particular location but a moment or circumstance where the barrier between the divine and the earthly feels almost nonexistent.