The Sixth Week of Lent

Image: Nina Bisognani Sculpture by Gustav Vigeland, “Wheel of Life” series, Oslo, Norway Forgiveness One night I believe an angel came to me.She appeared as a blinding white light Hovering in the corner of the room.Just moments before, I had prayed, even...

The Fifth Week of Lent

Image: Barbara Ryther Simplicity What would it be like to simplify my spirit the way I’ve simplified my living space, my schedule, my daily routine?If I looked behind me, would I see a trail of discarded, tattered “shoulds” and “musts?”Piles of cast-off, frayed “could...

The Fourth Week of Lent, 2021

Image: Nina Bisognani Liminal Space Now. No longer here…Not yet there…Restless.Uncomfortable.Not my choice!I’m not in control!How can I live?Will I die? Then I hear it. In the quiet, a voice.     Let go.     Let me. I pause.I breathe.I do let go. The panic…the...

The Third Week of Lent, 2021

Sunflowers We buried our mother on Saturday. She was 69 years old. While we knew her illness would take her early, we were not prepared for it to take her soon. That is, if there really is any way to prepare oneself for a parent’s death. I watched my husband, brother,...