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The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. Winston Churchill Meditation: The Mueller investigation methodically has indicted person after person. Plea deals were made, immunity was granted. The persons who have been indicted are all former employees of the president. Some of them haveContinue reading “In the End, There Is The Truth…”

I believe forgiveness is the best form of love in any relationship. It takes a strong person to say they’re sorry and an even stronger person to forgive. Yolanda Hadid Meditation: Sometimes it is hard (and yet possibly easier) to forgive somebody who asks us for forgiveness. If both sides are involved, we possibly experienceContinue reading “The Strength to Forgive…”

You just look at the world, and you see things unravelling, and you say, “I wonder what we ought to do?” Things are seldom crystal clear. James F. Amos Meditation: “Unravelling” is the word for our times. Things are being undone that seemed habitual and certain. Processes collapse, fail and go wrong. The values andContinue reading “UNRAVELLING”

To deny our errors is to deny our self, for to be human is to be imperfect, somehow error-prone. To be human is to ask unanswerable questions, but to persist in asking them, to be broken and ache for wholeness, to hurt and to try to find a way to healing through the hurt…Spirituality acceptsContinue reading “A Spirituality of Imperfection…”

Christian hope does not promise successful days to the rich and the strong, but resurrection and life to those who must exist in the shadows of death.  Success is no name of God. Righteousness is.  Jürgen Moltmann Meditation: The current chaplains and pastors in the White House who are chosen by the President mirror hisContinue reading “Success Is No Name Of God…”

I know from personal experience how damaging it can be to live with bitterness and unforgiveness. I like to say it’s like taking poison and hoping your enemy will die. And it really is that harmful to us to live this way. Joyce Meyer Meditation: Sometimes families hold on to grudges for generations. Sisters areContinue reading “It Is Like Taking Poison…”

In the end, just three things matter: How well we have lived. How well we have loved. How well we have learned to let go. Jack Kornfield Meditation: At times is not easy for me to “let go”. Usually these are times when I feel anxious, overwhelmed, lonely or unsupported. Then I feel the weightContinue reading “Live, Love and Let Go…”

The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness. Niels Bohr Meditation: In Uganda the opposition leader, who is a beloved musician, has been jailed and tortured because he has been telling and singing the truth about his country’s pretense democracy and theContinue reading “The Truth Will Set Us Free…”

The truth of human freedom lies in the love that breaks down barriers. Jürgen Moltmann Meditation: Sometimes we work very hard. But no matter how hard we try, doors do not open up. The reward of our labor does not show. We feel there are obstacles all around: skepticism, criticism, lack of support, loneliness and lackContinue reading “Our Exhaustion- God’s Opportunity”

Food can become such a point of anxiety – not because it’s food, but just because you have anxiety. That’s how eating disorders develop. Vanessa Carlton Meditation: Eating disorders are a reality for many teenagers and adults. Many girls/women (and also some boys/men) struggle with a disturbed relationship with food and with their own bodies.Continue reading “When Food Becomes a Point of Anxiety…”