Hearing The Heartbeat
Listening together to the heart of God
Hope for the messy moments
I smile as I pass the new sign below my neighbor’s mail slot: “Please no junk mail. (I love you.)” I smile because there, in gold and turquoise, is a struggle with which I identify. How hard it is for some of us to make simple requests of even a
God writes a better story
I sit in a classroom with ten other patients, learning together how to live better with chronic illness. I’m delighted to hear that the guiding principle for the course is the Serenity Prayer. “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things
God of the details
In the northern hemisphere, this is the time of year when coloured pencils and binders are on sale, the nights are starting to cool, and the picnic basket has been traded in for school bags or briefcases. There’s excitement in the air—the goodness of beginning fresh—and sometimes also a bit
God’s Heartbeat
A week or so ago, I received an invitation to speak. The topic I was given was “God’s heartbeat.” My first breathless thought was, “What a huge topic! How could I dare to address that?” Then I remembered I write a blog called Hearing The Heartbeat. Somehow it feels different.