Grateful for Donita
Last week I learned that my spiritual director, Donita Harris, died from cancer. About two and a half years ago I decided I would try spiritual direction again after a long hiatus. Donita was recommended to me, and after our first conversation it was clear she was someone from whom…
New nativities
‘Tis the season for creative adaptations of the familiar nativity scene and Christmas story. Not long after Eve and Lily were born I first saw this one: After spending two weeks of November 2015 in Palestine and Israel, this one took on new meaning: Funny. And also a reminder that…
These Holy Days
This year I’ve been trying to stop myself whenever I refer to the Friday after Thanksgiving as “Black Friday.” Sometimes it just comes out, but each time it does, I find that it catches in my throat. When the words tumble out, I pause and consider how the “biggest shopping…
Land acknowledgement
For the last several months we have included this statement at the top of our worship bulletin: We acknowledge we are gathering on land where Miami, Osage, Shawnee, and other Indigenous peoples have lived and worked and loved. We continue to work and pray for justice and conciliation. The inclusion…
Reporting from DC
These last two days I’ve been in Washington, DC with other members of the National Sanctuary Collective. This is a group of 8-10 people in sanctuary and their supporters that Edith has been communicating with regularly. The Collective shares a common strategy of being very public with their stories as…
