A Blessing for Work
This given to me by poet Jessica Schafer, and I share it now with you. May it bless the work of you hands, and the work of you soul. May the Light of Your Soul Guide You John O’Donohue May the light of...
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For George, who is two months old and in a five hours surgery today. Love, Rachelle *** Little George, You have worked so hard to get where you are today. You’ve worked to breathe, to digest, to...
View ArticleGood Friday
Today is Good Friday and people are writing poetic things about the suffering and death of Jesus on the cross. They are telling me that his death “paid for our sins.” They are testifying that Jesus...
View ArticleSmall is Powerful: Closing Blessing
I started the Small is Powerful  series as a lark. They say “You only preach the sermons you need to hear.” Apparently, I need to hear someone whisper “small is powerful” on endless repeat. Little...
View ArticleLittle Rituals: Say the Creed
I don’t have many opportunities to practice faith, now that I no longer try to believe the impossible. No, faith of the “evidence of things not seen” variety doesn’t come my way much anymore. Except...
View ArticleToday on Relig-ish: How to write customized blessings.
This week at Relig-ish — my weekly show at Sogo Media — I’m talking about the power of blessings, and giving you some tips for writing your own.  Blessings are a great way to close the day with your...
View ArticleSingle? Partnered? Seperated? (This is for you on Valentine's Day)
Every year I think  I should write new blessings for Valentine’s Day. Then every year I read these, and I think, “Oh, The Muse was good when those came to me.” So, I send them out again into the...
View ArticleFrom My Heart To Yours, At The Threshold of a New Year
Dear Friend – I thought I might write a separate post about my new heartfelt offering. Then I realized, all my offering pages are just love letters from me to you. So here it is, my magpie love, my...
View ArticleWhat Your Soul is Missing
writing the first draft of a blessing for "nourish" Once upon a time, our days were rich with rites of passage. Withwomen gathered to anoint newborns. Ministers laid hands on foreheads to welcome...
View ArticleGive Yourself a Valentine!
Giddy about Valentine’s Day? Down in the Dumps? Totally Neutral? No matter how your feeling about Valentine’s, I have just the thing for you! Give yourself a Valentine! Order a Passion Card reading...
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