This is my first sermon as associate pastor at Living Table UCC in Minneapolis. I preached on the text from Luke 19:1-10 about Jesus meeting Zacchaeus (forgive all the misspelling of his name throughout the sermon) I also used a beautiful poem, linked below, by Maren Tirabassi, called “On reading the gospel of John in… Continue reading Unconditionally, Always (Luke 19:1-10)
This week, I found myself rejoicing and offering up so many prayers of thanks. Two major things have happened in my life and I can’t help but reflect on all the people in my life who have supported me. The first piece is that I am working as a therapist full time in a place… Continue reading “Your grandmother’s prayers are still protecting you.”
Sometimes, the world projects images and labels on you that can make you feel scarier or bigger than you actually are. Today’s morning word? Know that you are fearfully and wonderfully made, exactly as you are. Don’t let someone else or the powers that be tell you otherwise. In other words, how Mary Oliver said… Continue reading Just as you are
Today, my thoughts are with the children. ICE raids are said to be today. And I can’t help but think of all the trauma families are feeling and anticipating. I am driving to go visit my baby niece and I can’t even imagine seeing her being ripped from my sister’s arms. I can’t imagine my… Continue reading I keep thinking of the children…
I wrote a poem yesterday and wanted to link it here: https://herwritingturnstoflowers.wordpress.com/2019/05/07/outside-of-the-church-building/
Today, I tell the children that the animal pelts are indeed dead. That the game warden brought them in to show us but they aren’t alive. The animals died, they were skinned (it didn’t hurt them, because they were dead) and now we are looking at their fur called pelts. We discuss the ways in… Continue reading Normalizing death: the heartbreaking art of learning and relearning
Recently, I became troubled and heartbroken and very upset over the recent reports of a man throwing a 5 year old child off the third floor at Mall of America. You can read the report here. There is so much randomness to it all. The man didn’t know the child. It is so senseless. Reports… Continue reading In Times of Trouble
