Peace will be found when you seek it, but you might have to suffer some disillusions about yourself along the way. I always tell my students to live within the bounds of peace, for in it you will . . . more
"My mother has one more chemo to go in a week or so. She still can't walk without a walker. She is still bald and looks very hunched over when she moves about. There's no doubt about it that cancer . . ." more
"Rereading this article, I recall now how sick I was myself. I didn't have any health insurance, and I should have had some antibiotics to get rid of the bug sooner, but we don't always have control . . ." more
"Shed blood? Sort of sounds like volunteering to give blood at the blood bank. Is that what Christ did for me? I know that the dogma about salvation involves the death of Christ on the cross, and that his . . ." more
"There's the rub, isn't it? I don't really know if my mother believes, or if she does, what does she believe in? You and I know that it is grace that saves us, but my mother has sort of lost . . ." more
Introspective and explorative, supportive and encouraging, accepting and demanding (and slightly behind on doing my taxes).
On Gather, I'm Looking For ...:
Spiritual connections and communication about what interests people the most about their personal faith; religious experiences of communion with God and tolerance of others that affected greatly one's daily affairs; incorporating public radio into communal activism.
