Being in a pandemic changes everything.
I listen to a handful of scientists - doctors and virologists - who I trust, as well as intuitive I trust, and according to what they’re saying, if we looked at Covid on a map, we’d be about halfway through it now, with the understanding that whatever is on the other side isn’t going to look like life before.
Sometimes that feels like too much.
Read MorePrayer is hoping you are doing well then seeing a hummingbird at my rose of sharon.
Wrapping my dog’s medication in soft bread.
Remembering all of the earlier versions of myself with respect and fondness.
Deep night, the dome of stars, locating Venus in the sky.
Read MoreI recently drove past a church on my way to a lacrosse game. The big sign out front said, Worry Less, Pray More.
My first thought was, I’m so grateful I don’t go to a church that has one of those signs. My next thought was, I’m actually okay with that theology. (I’m typically not okay with the theology espoused on this particular sign.)
I suppose if you think of God as a man in the sky who grants wishes, the idea of prayer sounds pretty silly, like surrendering your worries to the tooth fairy.
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