An essay for when you just want one good day, links to picture books, amazing multi-cultural wedding dancing & a documentary on a Victorian woman artist who you have never heard of
“But” - an important life changing word. The place where Jesus holds all things together. The beauty of Eastertide is a reminder that we can stare reality right in the face and say our “but”, the reminder and practise every year to remember that there is more. That the worst day in history was not the end and that our current circumstances are not the end of our story.
Pastor Eugene is such a sage voice in the realities of life.
Steph, I think this is one of my favorite things you've ever written. I loved the idea of where the "but" lies when it comes to Christ's life and death. This reminds me a lot of one of my favorite concepts from Shauna Niequist... That we are called again and again to "consent to reality." I tend to want to live in these all or nothing spaces... But so much of life is a chaotic mix of both.
Thanks for that encouragement! With all of my "down time" watching sick kids I have had a lot of time to think about it -- unexpected gift. And yes-- such a chaotic mix.
What a beautiful heart-wrenching description of the chaos and contradictions of life! The idea that conjunctions can make it hard and hopeful at the same time is something I hadn’t thought about. Thanks for writing.
“But” - an important life changing word. The place where Jesus holds all things together. The beauty of Eastertide is a reminder that we can stare reality right in the face and say our “but”, the reminder and practise every year to remember that there is more. That the worst day in history was not the end and that our current circumstances are not the end of our story.
Pastor Eugene is such a sage voice in the realities of life.
Thank you for these words.
Steph, I think this is one of my favorite things you've ever written. I loved the idea of where the "but" lies when it comes to Christ's life and death. This reminds me a lot of one of my favorite concepts from Shauna Niequist... That we are called again and again to "consent to reality." I tend to want to live in these all or nothing spaces... But so much of life is a chaotic mix of both.
Thanks for that encouragement! With all of my "down time" watching sick kids I have had a lot of time to think about it -- unexpected gift. And yes-- such a chaotic mix.
What a beautiful heart-wrenching description of the chaos and contradictions of life! The idea that conjunctions can make it hard and hopeful at the same time is something I hadn’t thought about. Thanks for writing.