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When I’m in that needy place, it helps me to read what Henri Nouwen wrote in his book, “The Inner Voice of Love” about all those persons, places, and things that we think are absolutely necessary for our wholeness. When, in fact, we only need God. But that doesn’t make us immune from the pain…

Dear God, I’ve been repeating the words of today’s readings over and over again like a mantra. In the Gospel of John, Jesus said to his disciples, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you” (John 14:27). And then one line later he added this commandment: “Do not let your hearts be…

Here is my Dear God letter, on the enticement of mania. Dear God, Perfect timing with this week’s reading, given that I’m, at present, in a hypomanic cycle with 40/20 vision: noticing the beauty and mystery in just about every inanimate object—even the skiddish squirrels running into the middle of the road just to psych…

Dear God, In today’s reading, we get to hear Luke’s story about the Road to Emmaus, when Jesus appeared to two disciples and pulls the same stunt that I do on my kids when I want the real skinny: he plays stupid. The men are on their way to Emmaus when Jesus approaches them and…
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