Posts from November 2012 (Page 2)

  Anne Lamott writes of Grace in this way:  “I do not understand the mystery of Grace – only that it meets us where we are and does not leave us where it found us.”  Gospel accounts of the life and teaching of Jesus are candidates for Grace if we will allow it.  Try reading the whole Gospel of Mark today.  There might be a word or a phrase or a story there just for you.  Really.

  Mark is the only New Testament book which calls itself a gospel.  Right from the start, bold:  “The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God” (Mark 1.1)  It is as though this is a title.  “We can demonstrate the importance of the message about salvation by reminding people that the word gospel originally meant ‘proclamation’ or ‘good news.’  Christianity did not begin with a new book.  Its Scripture was that of the Jewish people.  Christianity…

  While our nation turns its attention to the outcome of the presidential election, we will gather around the table to Heal the Heart of Democracy – on a day so often given over to polarization – we will remember that we are “all in this together” and raise our voices in prayer and song. On Tuesday evening Nov. 6 at 7:00 p.m., make a choice to gather at The Table. We will break bread and tell God’s story of…

Dear Ones, “The human heart, the vital core of the human self, holds the power to destroy democracy or to make it whole.”  (from Parker Palmer, Healing the Heart of Democracy p. 35)  Over the last 5 weeks we have been hard at work cultivating the Habits of the Heart that support political wholeness.  As you prepare to vote tomorrow, take time to remind yourself of these habits and allow your heart to break open: The understanding that we are…