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A Lighter Way Week 17: Coming Home to the Self a lighter way a lighter way series belovedness mercy myself parables Sep 12, 2026

Mercy endures forever ~ that which you lost is, and will continue to be, found! 

I am coming to appreciate Jesus’ use of parables ever more fully these days. The words offered are a pricking of  both my mind and heart - an invitation to observe, to wonder, to open up and discover the Reality of Lov...

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Tables That Link Past Faith to Future Hope amy steele belovedness jesus maundy thursday rememberance table fellowship the last supper Apr 02, 2026

I grew up in a family with deep and meaningful table traditions. We gathered for civic holidays, church celebrations, anniversaries, and sometimes birthdays. It felt like we were always cooking and always eating!

All but two of my mother’s seven siblings lived in our small town, so you can imagine ...

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Wild Geese Poem Helps You Rest in God's Love belovedness katie rea lent mary oliver Feb 22, 2026

Wild Geese

 You do not have to be good.

You do not have to walk on your knees

for a hundred miles through the desert repenting.

You only have to let the soft animal of your body

love what it loves.

Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.

Meanwhile the world goes on.

Meanwhile...

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