Relationships

Will You Absorb The Angry Arrows For Love?

Pierruse. Henri de Touluse-Lautrec. You are crushed. You didn’t see it coming. It is unfair and unforgivable. You are hurt and confused. You deserve an apology. You beg God for justice, but the reply comes—Forgive. But there is no way […]

The Heart Is So Fragile And Shy

Caravaggio. The Penitent Magdalene. Doria Pamphilj Gallery. The deepest desire of our hearts is intimacy—to be known, understood, and loved. But we are afraid to be known because we carry deep scars from profound suffering and regrets. We have all […]

A Letter From Betty

Dear Ones, As always in the morning quiet here in my little room in the nursing home, my heart and thoughts are filled with special warmth, a closeness, and sweetness that transcends the distance and separation from you and those […]

Forget Others

To forget others means to forget how we have defined and labeled them. They are neither who we think they are nor who they think they are. The deepest truth about them is that they are God’s beloved creation, but […]

A Letter from Betty

Dear Ones, Our Christian spirituality is relational. Our relationship with God is one of perfect giving and perfect receiving. God is the giver. The gift is love. We are the receivers. We are the thanks-givers. The gift is loving gratitude. […]