Recently a friend was talking with me about reconnecting with an activism and partying companion from their youth and how they had both come a long way since then. But, my friend noted, there was a lot of racism they still face. My friend then went to talking about how significant spending Thanksgiving with their family is for them as they get older. This conversation, and so many others I have had recently, brings up for me the many different layers of experience at every mo
I have had lifegiving moments of mystic encounter since early childhood, and yet, I spent much of my life struggling for connection with Divine and worrying about breaking that relationship. Spirit is a universal Presence to which I have learned to be present, as described by Richard Rohr in "The Naked Now." All of my spiritual care work is centered on being present to Presence -the good, the light, the Divine- within, between, and around us. But Presence is embodied...it nee
