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All the Wonders
betharichardson
Mar 13, 20211 min read
Old Friends and New
We are invited simply to be with God. ... Crawling up in the lap of Love, resting our head against Love’s breast, and taking comfort in...
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betharichardson
Mar 6, 20211 min read
Lenten Practice
"I never aspired to write a book for the Lenten season. I have always been so much more attracted to the softness of the season of...
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betharichardson
Oct 24, 20201 min read
My New Book - Walking in the Wilderness
We may be traveling in the wilderness, but we are not alone. We travel together, holding this sacred space for one another. And the Spiri...
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betharichardson
Aug 6, 20201 min read
Love Is Our Hope
There is this part of me That, if it were not For the singing of the Wood Thrush, Would feel so hopeless. There is this part of me That,...
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betharichardson
Aug 1, 20201 min read
Stand Witness
There are forces that flow Through this universe. Forces of life, of death, of good, of evil. Today a person dies. Tomorrow a child is...
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betharichardson
May 30, 20201 min read
Quickly
May there be no breach in the walls, no exile, and no cry of distress in our streets. -Psalm 144:14 Holy One, the walls have been...
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betharichardson
Apr 1, 20201 min read
Days Run Together
Days run together And soon I don’t know ... Is it Wednesday or Saturday? We step through this disorienting, timelessness of social...
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betharichardson
Mar 8, 20201 min read
Don't Worry. Instead, Pray.
I was already a world-class worrier long before the current crises we face ... before the Coronavirus ... before the tornados hit my...
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betharichardson
Feb 6, 20201 min read
Why I Was Late to Plenary
The chime sounded to begin an hour of silence. I started walking up the road, Trying to find silence in my churned-up monkey brain. Step,...
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betharichardson
Jan 26, 20201 min read
New Release: The Words of Her Mouth
The Words of Her Mouth is a collection of 150 original psalms written by ten women who are Christian pastors and leaders representing...
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betharichardson
Nov 27, 20191 min read
Praying on Behalf the World
Loving God, you are our peace; prepare our hearts for your coming. Forge the swords of bitterness into plows of blessing; till the soil...
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betharichardson
Nov 18, 20191 min read
Welcome Home
Three deer, a blue heron, the call of a pileated woodpecker Welcome me home. The wind in the leaves, the ripples on the lake, the silence...
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betharichardson
Jun 25, 20191 min read
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...
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betharichardson
Jun 22, 20191 min read
Taking Root
This morning I saw wildflowers blooming, Rooted in the cleft of a rock. Petals waved like Delicate violet water spouts. How can it be?...
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betharichardson
Mar 27, 20193 min read
Jack's New Book of Celtic Blessings
Get a copy from Amazon: Jack's Book of Blessings: Celtic Poems by a Scottie Dog When I was preparing for the release of Christ Beside...
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betharichardson
Mar 21, 20191 min read
This Is Holy Ground
Be here. Now. In this place. Breathe in presence. Breathe out distraction. Listen deeply to Others, Self, Spirit. This is Holy Ground.
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betharichardson
Feb 27, 20191 min read
I Hear the Sound of Breaking Hearts
I hear the sound of breaking hearts. Tender, young hearts, open and hopeful, Facing betrayal from the church which formed them. Scarred,...
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betharichardson
Aug 22, 20181 min read
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...
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betharichardson
Aug 11, 20181 min read
Drink Deep
O God, you are my God, I seek you, my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water....
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betharichardson
Aug 1, 20181 min read
A Blessing of the Wounds (#metoo)
Bless, O bless these wounds, God, the healer. Fresh wounds, still bleeding. Tender hearts, tender spirits. An innocent crossing the path...
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