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For Those Who Are Afraid
For those who are afraid ... to leave their homes, to send their children to school, to read the news for fear of what they will find.
betharichardson
Jan 281 min read
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Thinking of Mom and Dad
SoulCollage® card of mom / Community Suit* Mom would have been 90 years old today. She left us in 1983 -- so long ago! As I think of the...
betharichardson
Jan 92 min read
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Ruth Duck (1947 - 2024)
Thanksgiving for Ruth Duck* Thank you, Ruth Duck, for pouring beauty into the world, into our hearts. You have been a gift to us and a...
betharichardson
Dec 29, 20241 min read
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40 Years Ago - The Birth of the RMN
Around this time 40 years ago (May of 1984), the General Conference of The United Methodist Church was meeting in Baltimore, MD. On the...
betharichardson
May 5, 20244 min read
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St. Patrick
I'm thinking today of St. Patrick and the holy pilgrimage I took several years ago to Ireland. The stained glass window above is in Saul...
betharichardson
Mar 17, 20241 min read
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Notes from Colleagues
draft of Weavings Logo, 1985 Ever since I did my stint cleaning out boxes and files in the basement of The Upper Room, I’ve been...
betharichardson
Nov 6, 20222 min read
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I Remember You, Grandpa Tom
I remember you, Grandpa Tom. Resilience forged in World Wars and dust bowls. Kindness shaped by love and generosity. Faith cultivated in...
betharichardson
May 17, 20201 min read
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A World without You
I woke up this morning to a world without you. You were my bright morning star and confidante. Cheerleader and librarian. Theologian and...
betharichardson
Nov 6, 20191 min read
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This Holy Place
I have been content to be here in the mountains. Watching, walking, writing. What a gift to get away, to hold solitude. To sleep and wake...
betharichardson
Jun 25, 20191 min read
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Last Night I Dreamed of Jack
Last night I dreamed of Jack. He was lost, but I knew he had Crossed the road And gone into the woods. I walked into the forest And...
betharichardson
Dec 6, 20181 min read
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Don Beisswenger - Presente
Since he passed away on Monday, I’ve been thinking with gratitude about the many ways that Don Beisswenger shaped my life. I moved to...
betharichardson
Dec 2, 20182 min read
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A Kaddish for My Mother
I’m grateful to Rabbi David Horowitz, Academy faculty presenter this week. He taught us the Kaddish, the prayer prayed to the Holy One on...
betharichardson
Nov 16, 20181 min read
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Broken Wide Open
As soon as we laid eyes on you
 Our hearts rushed in, unprotected,
 Held captive by you
 With your bright, smiling eyes. Even with your...
betharichardson
Aug 23, 20181 min read
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To Michael
I came home today and Started looking through boxes of photographs. I was looking for the photo of you and me At the United Methodist...
betharichardson
Mar 20, 20182 min read
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A Blessing of the Empty Space
I pulled this blessing out of my book. I'm needing it today on this anniversary of my dad's death. Bless all who mourn today. You sit in...
betharichardson
Dec 7, 20171 min read
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A Blessing for All Saints Day
On the Ireland Pilgrimage in July, 2017, we visited the ruins of the monastic community of Glendalough. There in the 6th and 7th century,...
betharichardson
Nov 1, 20171 min read
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The Unexpected Blessing
You went out to walk your dog, A giant, beautiful puppy, Who wiggled in ways only puppies could. I called out to you,"Can I bless your...
betharichardson
Oct 8, 20171 min read
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Blessings Upon Blessings
Probably the most fun I've ever had at work ... Blessing the animals on St. Francis Day (October 4). We gathered on the lawn in front of...
betharichardson
Oct 6, 20171 min read
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St. Francis and the Blessing of the Animals
Today is the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi. In St. Francis' "Canticle of the Sun," he named all of creation as his siblings. We're...
betharichardson
Oct 4, 20172 min read
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Columcille's Stations
We walked in the steps of Columcille during our pilgrimage to ancient, sacred places in Glencolumcille. Born in this County Donegal in...
betharichardson
Jul 15, 20171 min read
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