When this is over,may we never againtake for grantedA handshake with a strangerFull shelves at the storeConversations with neighborsA crowded theatreFriday night outThe taste of communionA routine checkupThe school rush each morningCoffee with a friendThe stadium roaringEach deep breathA boring TuesdayLife itself. When this ends,may we findthat we have becomemore like the peoplewe wanted to […]
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Yes there is panic buying.Yes there is sickness.Yes there is even death. But, They say that in Wuhan after so many years of noise You can hear the birds again. They say that after just a few weeks of quiet The sky is no longer thick with fumes But […]
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Loving God, Help usto focus on what we havenot on what is removed or changed. Strengthen uswhen we feel discouragedor overwhelmed. Embrace usso that us we know your loving presencewithin us and among us. Walk with usas we bring your love,and carry your light,into our world. Amen. – Sandra Lucas, MDiv., BCC
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An Ignatian Examen on Working During The Pandemic Lord, I am thankful for good colleagues and the opportunity to collaborate with so many around me.I am thankful for the opportunity learn and practice new things.I am grateful for extra time with family, and for all the new ways I have found to connect with friends.I am […]
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We pray for your love and compassion to aboundas we walk through this challenging season. We ask for wisdom for those who bear the loadof making decisions with widespread consequences. We pray for those who are suffering with sicknessand all who are caring for them. We ask for protection for the elderly and vulnerableto not […]
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Father please hear us when we tell You of our concerns of sending our children and educators back to school. Know that we are striving to make all of the right decisions and need Your love and power to help us overcome any difficulties. Please watch over everyone as times and routines are about to […]
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It does not always feel good to reflect on challenging times, suffering, or loss, but our Ignatian tradition constantly reminds us that reflection is a practice that can impact our present. This has been a peculiar year, and so taking some moments, one year from when the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a […]
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2020. The year that taught us to minimize. To improvise. To compromise. 2020. The year we monitored, not the stock market. But rather open time slots. 2020. The year we slowed down. We paused. We realized what we could do without. Our celebrations. Were muted. Understated. But no less joyous. 2020. The year we cried. […]
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Before I begin, I would like to offer a brief prayer of thanksgiving that I have relied upon heavily, especially throughout the past year as we have suffered as a community, and as a nation, and as a world, in so many ways: Loving Creator, We asked for strength, and you gave us difficulties to […]
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