The Sacred Within

Safe Spaces

When I think of safe spaces, I begin by thinking back to adolescence, the year that our guest preacher was...

The big bad wolf stood on the other side of the door and I became a child again. I could...

Gander sat high on a rock belting out his counsel. Periodically, I wondered about his relentless message. Finally I gave...

My recollection is as clear as if Doe were standing here today. Deer happened upon me and gazed on my...

When the world is wound in a drama that does want to quit, I am more open to some of...

A nip in the air hints of winter’s call to hunker down and come back to True Self. We bundle...

She invited me to go with her. And when we had plummeted the depths, Whale and I surfaced to breathe....

We had hiked the dusty path several times, but on this particular day there were puddles from recent rains, puddles...

I enjoyed her mournful coos, until Dove’s songs climaxed to a daily incessant fuss. How did this gentle creature become so...

Several times on my journey, I have looked out in the expanse of Creation’s Bible to see a silhouette of...

Like snakes detecting vibrations on the earth’s surface, we can refine our discernment by being attentive to sacred subtleties. Considering new...

“Ask the animals.” When Job was unable to hear anything that rang true to what he already knew deep within,...