Jan Richardson
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Circle of Gace: Days 33-34
"Within the struggle, joy, pain, and delight that attend our life, there is an invisible circle of grace that enfolds and encompasses us in every moment. Blessings help us to perceive this circle of grace, to find our place of… Continue reading
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Let Our Hearts Be Gently Turned: Days 337-338
The season of Advent has roots that date back to northern Europe in pre Christian times. In the cold dark of winter candles were lit upon an evergreen wreath to mark the time, while each day people eagerly awaited the… Continue reading
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Autumn Days: 314-315
This Blessing Becomes Empty As It Goes This Blessingkeeps nothingfor itself.You can find itby following the pathof what it has let go,of what it has learnedit can live without. Say this blessing out louda few timesand you will hearthe… Continue reading
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To Welcome the Stranger Home Days 6-7
The Year as a House: A Blessing Think of the year as a house: door flung wide in welcome,threshold swept and waiting, a graced spaciousnessopening and offering itself to you. Let it be blessed in every room.Let it be hallowed… Continue reading
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Days 155-156 Sacred Rage
I’ve heard our nation's gun violence epidemic described as Groundhog Day. Yet, the escalating, massacres that are unfolding every day are not only a repeating but worsening beyond belief. How do we break the cycle of violence? David Brooks… Continue reading
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Days 96-97 To Receive A Blessing
I imagine that most of you are familiar with the popular show, “Call the Midwife” which is based on the real-life memoirs of a young nurse working with Anglican Sisters in the early 1950’s. Together they make every effort to… Continue reading
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Days 285-286 Living In The Shadow of Death
Nature has so much to teach us about life. The changing of the seasons, the turning of leaves, shorter days and longer nights. Autumn especially reminds us of life's ever-changing movements. The ebb and flow and the beautiful continuity of… Continue reading
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Days 137-138 In Whom The Light Lives
Blessed are youwho bear the lightin unbearable times,who testifyto its enduranceamid the unendurable,who bear witnessto its persistencewhen everything seemsin shadowand grief. Blessed are youin whomthe light lives,in whomthe brightness blazes—your hearta chapel,an altar wherein the deepest nightcan be seenthe fire… Continue reading
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Days 299-300 Hope In The Midst of Struggle
“Everywhere I looked, hope existed – but only as some kind of green shoot in the midst of struggle. It was a theological concept, not a spiritual practice. Hope, I began to realize, was not a state of life. It… Continue reading
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Days 125-126 The Rhythm of A Blessing
“There is no remedy for love but to love more.” —Henry David Thoreau Although this is not everyone's experience, I am keenly aware that several of my friends have recently lost their moms. I feel compelled to acknowledge this huge… Continue reading
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