by admin | Apr 22, 2021 | COVID-19
“The act of repair asks us to keep remaking what is perpetually at risk of falling apart. It is this remaking by which a home, and a life, may come: not in spite of what has gone before, but because of it.” From Sparrow by Jan Richardson We have lost so much in the...
by admin | Mar 12, 2021 | COVID-19
Today we mark a year of pandemic life. One year of significant changes. One year of new patterns and routines. One year of counting Covid cases and mourning precious lives lost to the virus. One year of healthcare workers’ unending hours. One year of jobs lost, school...
by admin | Feb 26, 2021 | COVID-19, prayer
This week our nation reach the lamentable mark of over 500,000 people who have died due to COVID-19. These sons and daughters, mothers and father, aunt and uncles, grandparents, cousins, beloved friends, and respected colleagues led uniquely valuable lives and will be...
by admin | Nov 6, 2020 | COVID-19, mental wellness
As I write this, we do not know the results of the presidential election. Perhaps it is fitting for 2020. So much has been disrupted, altered, and become uncertain in the past eight months. We have experienced the stress of a pandemic that has infected over 9.5...
by admin | Oct 23, 2020 | COVID-19, social justice
October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, every minute on average twenty-four individuals in the United States are the victims of physical abuse, stalking, or sexual assault at the hands of their intimate...
by admin | Sep 5, 2020 | COVID-19, social justice
September 1 is designated the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation and the start of the Season of Creation. The Season of Creation is an annual month-long season for Christians to pray and act to protect creation. It is part of a global ecumenical movement...
