The Shepherds knowing that though the story has only just begun this news means God is closer than ever and peace is among them.

The heartbroken and the mourners will be the ones to rebuild, restore, and renew what was once devastated.

All Saints is a reminder that the meal for which we taste of God’s goodness is the meal that the Saints who have gone before us feast.

Maybe the short answers people tend to give are easier than confronting the person we see in the mirror and the biases we may have within.

One of the main things that counseling has taught me that I learned slowly is not waiting too long till it is too late. This is something th

let us garden, both in our backyards and in our souls, with the full faith and belief in a better tomorrow,

We find Jesus in the midst of all our emotions crying with us while at the same time saying to them and to us, “it will be alright.”

prayer can’t be isolated from opening ourselves up to stories, seeing people in their fullness, and the transformation of our own hearts.

So at this table, all are welcome. It is not because we said so. But we feel strongly that God says so.

We move so fast, we have been conditioned to hear what we want, that we rarely just sit and listen to a story.