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It was 3 a.m. and I couldn’t sleep. I picked up a book and read this remark by a former Trappist abbot: “Saint Bernard talks about coming to the monastery to see God. But when we get here, that’s not … Continue reading →

My life today is far different than it was in years past, say 50 years ago, even 10 years ago.  Not better, not worse, just changed.  I expect your lives have also changed. Our world has changed along with us.   … Continue reading →

This is a toughie! Fear and Faith just cannot work together. If you are fearful, your faith needs to be strengthened. How can you build up your faith? Isaiah 41:10 is a great reminder! This is a verse to tuck … Continue reading →

“Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”Joshua 1:9 Sometimes we think of God as someone who only hears us when we pray. He is too busy with other people to … Continue reading →

I seem to be more cognizant of the seasonal changes when I am in Vermont. Well, it is a four-season state. There is a clear definition to Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring, although some of you from the North may … Continue reading →

It happened to all of us kids at my church. When you got to seventh grade you started confirmation class. Unlike the Roman Catholic kids we knew who got to leave school early on Wednesdays to go to Catechism class, … Continue reading →

In Hebrew, the language of the Old Testament, the word for wait means to expect, to hope, to hang on. Sometimes our interpretation of wait is: inconvenience, untimeliness, aggravation, unpleasantness. In a Bible study once, I learned the answers for … Continue reading →

The words are familiar. The prayer attributed to St. Francis of Assisi.   St. Francis calls on us to be God’s instrument; the calling is noble but the task so difficult. How can we ever measure up? Perhaps it will … Continue reading →

On Indigenous People Day we tend to think of the Native Americans who resided here within the 48 states.  I’d like to share with you a bit of the story of some of the Indigenous People in the state of … Continue reading →

A dear friend, who admittedly, is of the older generation, often uses the above phrase: “That was then, this is now.”  Her mother NEVER wanted change and rebuked change if pushed on her. My friend promised she would never be … Continue reading →