Physically Distanced but Spiritually Connected Briar Rose What was underneath all those thistles? Dear Mayfield, On Sunday I opened the reflection with a thistle story from my morning walks. Above is a picture of several roses on the small bush of red roses that I mentioned then. Since the rose bush is located not far […]
Dear Mayfield, See below the link to our reflection and worship resources for this weekend. Know that the ties among us remain sturdy and vital as we worship physically apart but spiritually connected. May you and those you love remain safe and well this holiday weekend. Peace, Martha 7.5.20 Pentecost 5
Physically Distanced but Spiritually Connected Join the Conversation The Best Contagions…What are they? How might we be carriers? Dear Mayfield, Worship and reflection last weekend included “Everything Is Waiting for You” by poet David Whyte. Whyte encourages us to experience ourselves in ongoing conversation with growing things and objects, inside and out, in the daily encounters of […]
Physically Distanced but Spiritually Connected Earth Church This is a photo from Diana in the Monarch Waystation last week. A Red Admiral butterfly is perched on one of the coneflowers. Dear Mayfield, I have just finished rereading the grant proposal I assembled in October 2013 for the Earth Monastery Project of the Abbey of the […]
Dear Mayfield, The materials for this weekend’s reflection and worship are linked below. Thank you for all of your actions on behalf of wellbeing for yourself and for others in the community. This is a long and challenging time. In this week’s reflection you will encounter the phrase in Spanish: “Somos personas.” In translation, we […]
Physically Distanced but Spiritually Connected A Turtle and A Saint a red-eared slider laying eggs at North Pond Nature Sanctuary Dear Mayfield, In the Roman Catholic and Orthodox portions of the Christian Church, there is a tradition of recognizing, remembering and honoring the feast days of saints. Yesterday, June 24th, was the feast day of Saint […]
Physically Distanced but Spiritually Connected The Music Goes On Well friends, I doubt you thought you would see the day when a picture of Wrigley Field would be at the top of a web note written by me. No, I haven’t switched allegiance from the Cardinals to the Cubs, but I needed a MLB park, […]
Dear Mayfield, The link for this weekend’s service is below. If you are celebrating the beginning of summer, Father’s Day, Pride month, a combination of those, or anything else this weekend, or if you are participating in a march, please stay safe and well. Peace and blessings, Martha 6.21.20 Pentecost 3 Note: There may be […]
Physically Distanced but Spiritually Connected Make Way a recent scene at North Pond Nature Sanctuary Dear Mayfield, I can remember few weeks as breathless as this last one at any point in my adult life. Over a few days I have had a number of conversations with my spiritual directees and one of my writing groups […]
Physically Distanced but Spiritually Connected A Step or Two on the Long Arc Dear Mayfield, I was driving back into the city Monday after officiating at a Covid-19 era funeral for Homer E. Grady Jr. at Quiram Sycamore Chapel when I heard the news. In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court established protections against job discrimation […]