BEHOLD.
(the art of looking deeper)
Welcome.
This is a place for the soul to find rest, for the heart to dance.
A place for marveling at the beauty and mystery of God’s kingdom in one hand while holding the pain and paradox of life in the other.
This is a space for questions that ache, for quiet wondering, for commonplace revelations.
Here, I will share my journey of uncovering the beautiful real nestled within everyday realities.
I’m so glad you’re here.
Earth's crammed with heaven,
And every common bush afire with God:
But only he who sees,
takes off his shoes…
-e.b. browning
“I hate Lent,” one of my friends declared the week of Ash Wednesday. “My life is full of agony and suffering, and God wants me to do more of that?”
Just this week, another friend of mine cheekily signed his email with, “I’m giving up Lent for Lent.”
Both of these statements sounded reasonable to me, and here is why:
To enter into Jesus’ suffering more fully—which, if I am not mistaken, is our modern understanding of the purpose of Lent—requires us to enter the flooding river of God’s love more deeply, which is something many of us well-meaning penitents neglect to do this time of year. During Lent, I find it easier to try to impress God with proving just how humble and sacrificial I can be instead of engaging the love that led to Calvary. . .