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try

try

My youngest daughter loves to make clothes. So far, she mostly repurposes (cuts up) her socks into doll skirts and crop tops.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleMarch 25, 2025Theme LX, create, Grace, Lent IncarnateComment

dance

dance

Sweat poured from every face, especially the one framed by thick braids. Her fingers scrubbed and tripped over the banjo as her eyes beguiled the audience.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleMarch 25, 2025Theme LX, create, Grace, Lent IncarnateComment

begin

begin

I work for Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC. Last fall Hurricane Helene hit our area, including our hospital, destroying everything near rivers, creek, and lakes.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleMarch 11, 2025Theme LX, create, Grace, Lent IncarnateComment

nothing

nothing

Last week there was a brush fire 1.7 miles from my house.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleMarch 4, 2025Theme LX, create, Grace, Lent IncarnateComment

Theme LVIII Sacred Disappointment

Theme LVIII Sacred Disappointment

Theme LVIII Sacred Disappointment

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleFebruary 18, 2025Theme LVIII, Sacred Disappointment, Contemplative StanceComment

Having Been

Having Been

So, you walked your yellow brick road all the way to Oz and found, as expected, that the only thing at the end of the sidewalk was a place to turn around.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleFebruary 11, 2025Theme LVIII, Sacred Disappointment, Contemplative StanceComment

A Broken Shell

A Broken Shell

My favorite thing to do at the beach is to walk along longwise in an inch or three of water, looking for sea critter dandruff.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleFebruary 4, 2025Theme LVIII, Sacred Disappointment, Contemplative StanceComment

I AM Not You

I AM Not You

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleJanuary 28, 2025Theme LVIII, Sacred Disappointment, Contemplative StanceComment

I Am Not

I Am Not

I AM.

This might be my favorite sentence in the Bible.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleJanuary 21, 2025Theme LVIII, Sacred Disappointment, Contemplative StanceComment

Sing

Sing

Do you know what puzzled me this week? Scrooge isn't very Scrooge-y in the second stave.

Andrea LingleDecember 10, 2024Advent Incarnate, Lift Up Your Voice, Theme LIX, Advent, A Christmas CarolComment

Inspired

Inspired

This year our whole family is reading A Christmas Carol

Andrea LingleDecember 4, 2024Advent Incarnate, Lift Up Your Voice, Theme LIX, Advent, A Christmas CarolComment

The Way Things Work

The Way Things Work

Jesus’s parables should confound us.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleNovember 26, 2024Theme LVIII, Sacred Disappointment, Contemplative StanceComment

Fall

Fall

Today my daughter and I punctuated our math lessons with leaf catching.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleNovember 19, 2024Theme LVIII, Sacred Disappointment, Contemplative StanceComment

Dancing with a Limp

Dancing with a Limp

For me disappointment is a shaming experience.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleNovember 6, 2024Theme LVIII, Sacred Disappointment, Contemplative StanceComment

Feel Free

Feel Free

I am an optimist. I like my windows open and my lawn sprinkled with wildflowers.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleOctober 30, 2024Theme LVIII, Sacred DisappointmentComment

Sacred Disappointment

Sacred Disappointment

The title of this theme is Sacred Disappointment.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleOctober 29, 2024Theme LVIII, Sacred Disappointment, Contemplative StanceComment

Thy Will Be Done

Thy Will Be Done

God is good. Is this a reliable statement? Reality seems to make it a statement that requires a conjunction.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleJuly 16, 2024The Lord's Prayer in Conversation, Theme LVI, Prayer, The Lord's PrayerComment

Thy Kingdom Come

Thy Kingdom Come

Her lips were drawn tight enough to break the skin, and one corner was dark with dried blood.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleJuly 16, 2024The Lord's Prayer in Conversation, Theme LVI, Prayer, The Lord's PrayerComment

Holiness

Holiness

The smell of incense and wood, purely sung chant, the paten and chalice: suggestions of the holy.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleJuly 16, 2024The Lord's Prayer in Conversation, Theme LVI, Prayer, The Lord's PrayerComment

From Two Viewpoints

From Two Viewpoints

Contradiction is a wonderful way to look for truth.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleJuly 15, 2024The Lord's Prayer in Conversation, Theme LVI, Prayer, The Lord's PrayerComment