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4/17/2015

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Thea,
as I write the narrative of my life,
help me to leave everything in,
so I can behold myself in every facet.
Amen.

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4/9/2015

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Thea,
teach me to behold my enemies with gentle love
and compassion as deep as your own.
Amen.

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Thea,
my daughter wants to know where you are,
so I told her where you are:
in her, in me, between us, around us,
among us;
present as bread and wine,
as soil and seed,
as papa and mama,
as sister and daughter.
I pointed to you in all of our everydays.
I said you loved her as much as I do,
and she got you.
Thank you for being vivid and immediate;
thank you for being as close as our fingertips touching.
Amen.

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2/28/2015

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Thea,
you are the softness of voices
whispering back and forth in the black of night,
presence sensed by ear alone.
Remind me that there is more to you
and me
than what the eye beholds.
Amen.

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2/24/2015

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Thea,
I seek to reveal myself to you in words,
and often my words feel like failures.
But you see and hear and touch me
whether my words suffice or not.
Behold me, Thea.
Marvel at your creation
as you always have.
Amen.

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1/24/2015

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Thea,
I behold in wonder
the finery that springs
from your earth.
Teach me how to tend
the fruit of your creation.
Amen.

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1/2/2015

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Thea,
ever ambling by my side,
you draw me in, turn my chin,
and show me how to see.
Help me behold this moment,
this here, this now,
as the most important moment
of my life.
Amen.

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Eastertide: Day 10

4/29/2014

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I am struck by this image of St. Catherine of Siena, whose feast Christians celebrate today. She is enormous. She is standing, looking eye to eye with the beholder from slightly above the beholder. She is bold and magnificent and holy all at once.

Women just aren't portrayed this way often in the Christian tradition.

St. Catherine is considered a doctor of the church. On prayer.forwardmovement.org, she is described this way, "One tends to think of medieval women as silent and passive dwellers in homes and convents. This was far from the case with Catherine of Siena. She exercised great influence in matters of church and state, and hers was one of the keenest minds of her day."

St. Catherine was a Dominican, and Dominicans have a special charism to preach. She took her charism so seriously that she dared to confront Pope Gregory XI--and she left having persuaded him to see things from her view.

I see in this extraordinary woman a model of bold, faithful, wise, and total devotion to God and God's work. She did not cower away behind medieval expectations of what her role was to be in the world. She stood taller and brighter than all her counterparts, female and male alike, not with self-preoccupation but with a keen vision of the vital part she had to play in the bringing about of God's reign--and God's holy work was done through her. She had the humility to say yes to being extraordinary.

In what ways am I called to say yes to being extraordinary? In what ways do I allow my fear to inhibit me from playing my part in bringing about God's reign?

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Easter

4/20/2014

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This is the day the Lord has made!
Let us rejoice and be glad!

Christ is risen from the dead,
trampling down death by death,
and upon those in the tombs
bestowing life!

Christ is risen indeed!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

Furthermore,

My toddler Easters when she wakes up crying and seeks my early-morning arms.
My infant daughter Easters when she utters "Ma-Ma" as her greeting for the first time.
I Easter when I behold my sleeping beloved and smile.

The world Easters every time it loves without fetter.

Easter!

Alleluia!

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