The Life in Dying
During this time before Easter, we celebrate death. In other words, we celebrate the process of letting go, of emptying ourselves. We celebrate moving alone through the narrow gate of […]
The Drama of Passiontide
Last week, those of us who were up early could experience an amazingly seamless transition: the light of the moon, which day by day became smaller and smaller, fading away […]
The Three Gifts
…We are given mistakes, we are given nightmares- and our task is to turn them into poetry. And were I truly a poet I would feel that every moment of […]
This June in the Netherlands
June 2 – 6, 2017 Whitsun fire, The gift of freedom How do we catch the spark? How do we nurse the flame? How do we light the fire? […]
The Birth of Joy
Not only do we celebrate the Three Kings on Epiphany, we also celebrate the Epiphany in the river Jordan- The baptism of Jesus. Because just like the Star of Grace […]
Thoughts on the New Year
And the one sitting on the throne spoke: See: I am making all things new. And he says: Write: These words are trustworthy and true. And he said to me: […]
Preparing for Christmas
Even though I am from California, I’m beginning to love snow. Not only for its beauty, but most of all, for the peaceful silence that it brings, permeating everything. Deep within […]