Releasing Old Understandings of Our Nation
Last week, I pondered the need to revisit our self-concepts and release what no longer serves or supports us. It’s important to do this on levels beyond the individual too. As I think about what’s facing our nation in the weeks after a definitely divided celebration...
Striving Toward a More Perfect Union
I remember celebrating the US bicentennial when I was in sixth grade. There was a workbook at school with all sorts of bicentennial stuff to read. Our neighborhood held a parade, and there’s a picture of me on Mom’s horse, Poco Biernatt. His reins are festooned with...
The Monastic Vow of Stability
As I mentioned last week, I recently returned from some retreat time in Colorado. As I hiked among spruce and bristlecone pines, I found myself reflecting on their stationary status. I’d traveled far to spend time in their midst, but they had to stay put. In fact,...
Pondering Our Legacy This Memorial Day
It’s Memorial Day—again. I wonder what the United States is saying to its people and to the world by commemorating this day each year without genuinely working for peace. What legacy are we leaving for the next generation by memorializing as brave heroes those who...
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