It’s Eastertide! This joyful season is a continuation of our celebrations from Easter Sunday. For seven weeks each year the church observes a season of Eastertide. The scriptures focus on the resurrection stories of Jesus. I grew up in a…
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Easter – Practice Resurrection
These orchids from Thailand are endangered. Whole regions are absent their beauty although they used to grow wild in many places around the region. I took these photos as I walked the trails in an orchid farm near Chiang Mai.…
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Eastertide VII
Practicing Resurrection F ~ Food and Faith Saturday morning I was up early with plans to go to a hot yoga class. My husband was planning to catch a swarm of bees (a story for another post). He told me that…
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Eastertide V
Practicing Resurrection E is for Every Body Rule # 3 for practicing resurrection: engage your whole body. We are equipped with a kind of knowing that is not mainly with our minds or cognitive abilities. We also know the world through…
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Eastertide IV
Practicing Resurrection D As the Sister preached tonight at St. Benedict’s Vigil service, she reflected on the Gospel reading for tomorrow. She reminded me and about about 60 other worshipers that everyone, like Jesus’ disciple Thomas, has periods of doubt about the resurrection. Amen, Sister.…
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Eastertide III
Practicing Resurrection C Let’s start simply. Rule number one for practicing resurrection: Look for signs of new life. Resurrection is not merely about the cycles of life. However, it is about renewing life. Right now the cycles of life are bursting forth everywhere. But…
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