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Reflection for March 30, 2016

Posted on March 31, 2016 by srdianne

The Servant-Girl at Emmaus (A Painting by Valazquez) She listen, listens, holding her breath.  Surely that voice is his — the one who had looked at her, once, across the crowd, as no one had ever looked? Had seen her? … Continue reading →

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Reflection for March 23, 2016

Posted on March 29, 2016 by srdianne

The Courage of the Seed All the buried seeds crack open in the dark the instant they surrender to a process they cannot see.  And this innate surrender allows everything edible and fragrant to break ground into a life of … Continue reading →

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Geoff Wood Reflection for March 27, 2016

Posted on March 29, 2016 by srdianne

I heard behind me a voice as loud as a trumpet Sometimes little things go unnoticed in the readings for our Sunday liturgies.  For instance, despite their focus upon the marvel of the resurrection, I can’t help but reflect upon … Continue reading →

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Geoff Wood Reflection for Good Friday 2016

Posted on March 29, 2016 by srdianne

Good Friday Often in looking for some symptom that might supply us with a key to what’s wrong with our world, we survey the larger tendencies of human nature – greed, selfishness, distrust, suspicion, quickness to take offense, to strike … Continue reading →

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Reflection for March 16, 2016

Posted on March 16, 2016 by srdianne

For a Leader May you have the grace and wisdom To act kindly, learning To distinguish between what is Personal and what is not. May you be hospitable to criticism. May you never put yourself at the center of things. … Continue reading →

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Reflection for March 9, 2016

Posted on March 10, 2016 by srdianne

Bend to Benevolence You are not here to verofy, Instruct yourself, or inform curiosity Or carry report. You are here to kneel. T.S.Eliot Embracing benevolence means leaning into life with unrestrained loving-kindness. For it is good will that leads to … Continue reading →

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Geoff Wood Reflection for March 6, 2016

Posted on March 3, 2016 by srdianne

“Miss.” – “Yes, sir, how can I help you?” – “I think the elevator has stopped.” Eight years ago I was trapped in an elevator for an hour and a half.  I was in Eureka to present a class to … Continue reading →

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Reflection for March 2, 2016

Posted on March 2, 2016 by srdianne

To have a happy life, cultivate a peaceful heart and mind in the present moment.  This moment — the one we are experiencing right now — is the only life we can live.  Life is a big Moment! Look for … Continue reading →

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Reflection for February 24, 2016

Posted on March 2, 2016 by srdianne

A Christmas Story by Al Martinez  It happened one Christmas Eve a long time ago in a place called Oakland on a newspaper called the Tribune with a city editor named Alfred P. Beck.  I was working swing shift on … Continue reading →

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Geoff Wood Reflection for March 6, 2016

Posted on March 1, 2016 by srdianne

Truth lies at the bottom of a deep well.  (An old saying) As a child, they could not keep me from wells.  So begins a poem by  the late Irish poet Seamus Heaney.  I loved the dark drop, the trapped … Continue reading →

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