The cancer had lingered so long. We had prayed for healing, but the cancer recurred. We prayed for healing. Hospice was called in. We prayed for God to be present and for healing. Family members said these words: I love you and Good-bye. We prayed for healing. And light filled the room, the struggling breath […]
Twelve years a slave provide a riveting cinematic view of slavery in the 1840s and 1850s. The film opens with a shot of a violin bow dancing on strings. An accomplished musician and free man, Solomon Northrup plays the fiddle at a dance in his hometown of Saratoga Springs, NY. After Northrup is kidnapped and […]
At the Bull Feeney pub in Portland, I heard Kate Chadbourne tell stories, sing songs, play the Irish harp. The evening was magical and the room was lit with love. Kate has written 40 well wishes in the last year. She has set up a web site www.wellwishingsongs.com on which people may request a well […]
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 […]