Lent 2023 - Murrelets

“for my thoughts are not your thoughts; my ways are not your ways” “for if you forgive others their trespasses, your Heavenly Father will also forgiv…

Matthew 18:21-22 English Standard Version The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant 21 Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brot…

Debt is a helpful corrective to privilege. Unless I am (erroneously) asserting my privilege, there is nothing I don't owe a debt for. Say it agai…

They’re sooo sneaky! Just when you think you’ve gained control and mastered them, darn if something doesn’t break, or an invitation arrives that you …

Beverly waited for the neighbor to get back in her car and drive around the corner before dropping the happy smile from her face. Returning to the ki…

Do you feel you owe some kind of debt? To whom? Or does someone owe you a debt? I owe the surgeon who saved my life a debt. It was pure luck he was o…

I could make a long list of people to whom I am indebted. Parents. Spouse. Grandmother. Professors. Mentors. Friends. Therapists. Siblings. …

On my deathbed, I heard a soft voice: it´s time to come home. Where exactly it came from I couldn´t say. It was all around me and in me; strangely fa…

I owe you my ears. I owe you my listening attention. And I gave it. I am glad of that. Your voice makes a melody and the lyrics repeat. The accompani…

Toes or fingers, endlessly tapping and low-level nausea that won’t go away. Flushed skin but cold hands. Words stuck in the throat and a noise-filled…