Candle Press

What if?

We have 5 months of what well may be the most vituperative political campaign ever. The uglier the message, the more the media attention it gets.

What if we chose a different response? What if each of us chose to refrain from demeaning those we oppose, committing to becoming as informed as we can about the candidate we support -- able to articulate our reasons for choosing this candidate. When we refer to the candidate we oppose -- we choose to simply identify the positions we oppose.

Who knows, this higher road might appeal to others.

Wishing you a Blessed Advent!

We can really wait only if what we are waiting for has already begun for us. So waiting is never a movement from nothing to something. It is always a movement from something to something more. (Henri Nouwen)

Easter - The Season

What if: after the last chocolate bunny has been eaten and only a few picked-over jelly beans remain, we expected something more?

What if we expected the energy of Easter to widen our view of our world? What might we notice? What beauty have we simply rushed on past without stopping to absorb? What amazing work is being done by barely-noticed people? And, yes, what injustices will we notice and choose to do what we can to change?