Finding God in the Seeker

When you think of the border, do you feel powerlessness, Church?

Poetry for the Lunch Break! "Felt Sense Prayer" by Unknown Author

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Poetry for the Lunch Break! "Coleman's Bed" by David Whyte

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Poetry for the Lunch Break! "The Peace of Wild Things" by Wendell Berry

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Poetry for the Lunch Break! "A Litany for Survival" by Audre Lorde

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Poetry for the Lunch Break! "The Song of the Lark" by David Whyte

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Poetry for the Lunch Break! "The Invitation" by Mary Oliver

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Poetry for the Lunch Break! "For the Interim Time" by John O'Donahue

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Where are you?

Where does this newsletter find you?
In the midst of this Coronavirus moment in history,

Still I Rise

I rouse to the melody of my alarm, and before my eyes can blink open and fully take in the light, my stomach tightens into knots. My dog Scout stirs, licks my hand, but she doesn’t yet rise.

Tamira and the STEM Connextion

Tamira began tutoring in Dallas with students whose families could afford her, and through her supportive and creative teaching efforts, her students emerged from the formation of her tutoring to enter into successful college careers.

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Who Might I Become?

Who am I becoming? As Scrooge encounters a future without him, rippling with the effects of a life long-lived under his miserly virtues and values, he comes face to face with the impact of his actions, the harvest of seeds long-sown.

Coworking is the New Community Center

A STEM tutor enters the space and prepares to receive three students this afternoon, working their way towards the SAT.

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Sellos and Sin

People have been doing this for centuries, even before Christianity. They walk for all sorts of reasons: to heal, to nurture health, some government jobs in Spain even require you to have walked the Camino and earned your Compostela.

With Glad Rejoicing

“The Camino comes for us all.”

I keep hearing these words when someone encounters injury; loses something; breaks a tooth; experiences delay, misfortune, or discouragement.

From the Camino

Our first walking day was rife with opportunity to deviate from the designated path. After a first village, we approached an opportunity, a decision, a choice.

Lucy & Rosa @ the Border

Tears streamed down her face as Rosa’s story poured from her mouth. She had approached us, longing to be heard, witnessed, and known.

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The Same Mind

Let the same mind be in us
But what did Christ
Understand
And plan
When he surveyed
The land
-scape
Of humanity
Around him?

At the Same Table

At the same table
Jesus sits and dines
Takes bread and wine
With one(s)
He knows,
betray(s) him.
Dismayed,
And yet
He stays
And prays
lets the road ahead,
like this dinner with broken bread,
Unfold.

The Face of God: Holy Saturday

Holy Saturday Meditation