Dec 24, 2021 | Reflections
Image: Kathryn Yingst The Lamb with the Missing Leg I have always hated knickknacks. It started back when I was seven or eight, when I would visit my grandparents’ house. What is it about grandmas and knickknacks? Do their families run out of gift ideas by the golden...
Dec 19, 2021 | Reflections
Image: Barbara Ryther Mary’s Advent I often think of Mary,And that very first Advent.Did they tell her to stop and be quiet?To enjoy the calm and the waiting?Not to rush the birth of Christ, But to feel the joyful expectation of his coming?And did she punch them...
Dec 16, 2021 | Reflections
My Light in the Darkness…Is Song The short liturgical season of Advent is meant to be a time of reflection, of waiting, a chance for spiritual growth. Four weeks, during the shortest days of the year during which we await the birth of Jesus. Unless you happen...
Dec 3, 2021 | Reflections
Image: Nina Bisognani Advent Thoughts As the holidays approach and the number of new COVID cases in Maine continues to climb at an alarming rate, I am reminded of memories of Thanksgiving past. Last year was a time of waiting: for inoculations to be approved, for...
Dec 2, 2021 | Reflections
Image: Nina Bisognani Artist’s statement: During this pandemic, I have found it especially restorative to immerse myself in nature…to rest even in the midst of the unknown, when the crises still seem to have no answers or endings. Especially then. Sabbath Today when...