Happy (Lent #27)

Happy Birthday! Happy Anniversary! Happy New Year! We like to wish each other happiness. We like to be happy. But wishing and being can be two very different things. The truth of the matter is many of us live lives of “quiet desperation” with “happy” a seemingly unattainable dream. What if happy is a state […]

Ate (Lent #26)

This morning I ate a delicious cranberry muffin. It was fresh and tasty. It practically crumbled in my mouth. Wonderful. Accompanied by a fresh cup of coffee, I gobbled it up and was felt pretty good. All I had to do to enjoy my breakfast was to exchange a bit of money for it. I […]

Faith (Lent #25)

I do not have faith in buildings. I do not have faith in programs. I do not have faith in landscaping. I do not have faith in signs or banners or business cards. I do not have faith in websites. I do not have faith in institutions. I do not have faith in myself. Instead, […]