May the wonder of this world renew you day by day. When you feel distant isolated and alone May you be comforted and companioned by your community When you feel overwhelmed pained and grieved May you simply be through noticing all your body is sensing and experiencing When you feel busy frantic and frenetic MayContinue reading “Counterbalance: Blessing for Renewal”
Category Archives: Counterbalance (Winter 25)
Counterbalance: The Joy of Transcending Self
“Do nothing from selfish ambition or empty conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves.” –Phillipians 2:3 Accessing our connection to things greater than ourselves can bring us comfort and joy. Whether it is through helping someone else, bearing witness to the grief and pain of another, or investing in actions that bringContinue reading “Counterbalance: The Joy of Transcending Self”
Counterbalance: The Comfort of Transcending Self
“Do nothing from selfish ambition or empty conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves.” –Phillipians 2:3 I can still see myself standing at the island in the church kitchen saying, “And what are you contributing to retreat?” or something equally awful. I was in my 20’s and working full time at anContinue reading “Counterbalance: The Comfort of Transcending Self”
Counterbalance: The Joy of Embodiment
“The Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.” -Genesis 2:7 Honoring our bodies as a gift can be a countercultural perspective. With the barrage of messaging to be smaller, smoother, stronger, younger or healthier (andContinue reading “Counterbalance: The Joy of Embodiment”
Counterbalance: The Comfort of Embodiment
God formed Man and Woman* out of dirt from the ground and blew into their* nostrils the breath of life. The Man and Woman* came alive—living souls! -Genesis 2:7 (The Message) *my own addition Between the snowy winter weather that drives us indoors (if you live in some parts of North America) and our allContinue reading “Counterbalance: The Comfort of Embodiment”
Counterbalance: The Joy of Shared Sacredness
“The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering…” -Luke 3:15 Last fall, several women from my church invited me to a women’s retreat. Four of us shared a hotel room to cut down on cost. Being all in the nearly 50 something category we shared peri-menopause stories and laughed (and sometimes got a littleContinue reading “Counterbalance: The Joy of Shared Sacredness”
Counterbalance: The Comfort of Shared Sacredness
“The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering…” -Luke 3:15 Mary set out with haste to a Judean town in the hill country to be with Elizabeth. Their shared blessing and joy is a significant part of the story of the nativity. A shared sacredness between women experiencing something miraculous. Blessed is she. NotContinue reading “Counterbalance: The Comfort of Shared Sacredness”
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