Lent 2023 - Murrelets

Throat, I name you Theia, though I am not sure why. You are the vessel of speech, profane and holy. You are the channel of ruach, breath + wind + spi…

In the past, upsetting days, when my “eyes, throat and belly were consumed with sorrow,” an infection would follow. I never got a cold. Illness went …

I was lucky enough to retire at age 55 after teaching for 25 years. It’s hard for me to believe how long ago that was. It is also hard for me to be…

Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; my eye is consumed with sorrow, and also my throat and my belly. For my life is wasted with gr…

Hello stress and anxiety. Are you visiting me yet again? Sneaking up behind me and shadowing me through my days? I know you are there because I feel …

My soul resonates with all of our readings today. One of my favorite passages is that of the potter’s house and the correlation between that human po…

When I realize there’s a knot in my upper back and my shoulders are tight and my neck is stiff, I can bet I am feeling some stress. When aware of st…

We have in my family what we call “a nervous stomach” as we all tend to feel anxiety there. This is mainly on the maternal side, but lately my dad ha…