On a quiet holiday morning, stillness can feel like a gift. There is peace in the air. A sense of rest. A pause. And yet, even in that stillness, the heart remembers that in other parts of the world there is turmoil, fear, destruction, and loss of life. It is tempting to call ourselves blessed […]
In this reflection for Lent and Ramadan, we consider what it means to live in a world marked by war, noise, and uncertainty. The invitation is not to escape the world, but to turn inward, to seek peace within, and to listen more deeply for the work that is ours to do.
There is a moment in the book of Jeremiah when the prophet is taken to the house of the potter. He watches as the clay in the potter’s hands begins one way, but then shifts. The potter changes course and shapes something altogether different. Traditionally, this story is used to affirm God’s freedom — that […]
The Invitation to Come Higher There is a quiet invitation pulsing through life itself—a call to come up higher. At first, we may think this means rising above conflict, escaping difference, transcending the divisions that trouble our world. But the paradox is this: to rise higher, we must first go deeper. To ascend, we are […]