The spiritual life is this simple: pay attention to life around you. However, such spiritual focus is not without effort. We are so easily distracted. We multi-task. We text, talk and travel. We acheive, accomplish and aquire. What will it take for you to pay attention to the world around you? Did you see the […]
I never understood the term Decoration Day until I moved to Worcester. Folks in my church actually decorated their loved ones’ graves for Memorial Day. Families consulted to see who would be responsible for which cemetery plots. They planted geraniums or pansies or a pinwheel for a child. A bunch of cut roses placed on […]
Rushing, I thought I was late. I had robe in hand but knew that clergy needed to arrive 20 minutes early to a pastor’s installation to be ready to robe and process and it was only 10 minutes before the hour. Fortunately, a member of the church was greeting people at the door. “Is it […]
“Because I don’t want her called Lucy, that’s why.” And so my mother won the argument and I was named Cynthia, not Lucinda which was my dad’s choice. I kind of wished that Dad had won because while there were two other Cynthia’s in my fourth grade class; the only Lucinda I ever knew was […]