A Blessing for the Harvest
Harvest With grateful thanks We receive the bounty of this earth. Giver of plenty, You are the source of Plants and meat, Milk and herbs,...
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All the Wonders
betharichardson
Oct 15, 20171 min read
Surviving Exile
By the rivers of Babylon— there we sat down and there we wept when we remembered Zion. On the willows there we hung up our harps. For...
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betharichardson
Sep 20, 20171 min read
Some Days It Seems Too Hard
Some days it seems too hard to Turn on the news, Read the texts, Answer the phone. What news, What pain, What disaster Awaits us today?...
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betharichardson
Aug 19, 20171 min read
Common Ground
In these days when political correctness is not politically correct ... When pundits talk of two sides in their own bubbles ... When we...
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betharichardson
Aug 15, 20171 min read
Hate, Emboldened
Hate, emboldened, Steps out of a closet, Packs a suitcase, And drives to Virginia. Hate, emboldened, Does not feel the need To cover up...
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betharichardson
Jul 11, 20171 min read
On These Shores
On these shores People prayed to the morning sun. On these shores People gathered food, repaired nets. On these shores People launched...
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betharichardson
Jul 8, 20171 min read
Clonmacnoise
We enter the gates Of Clonmacnoise. Ahead of us are Centuries of life in the Spirit. You have a choice, the leader says, Go in pilgrim or...
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betharichardson
Jul 7, 20171 min read
Saint Ciarán
I found myself drawn back to the ruin of St. Ciarán's Church at Glendalough. St. Ciarán was the anam cara (soul friend) of St. Kevin. His...
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betharichardson
Jul 3, 20172 min read
Journey Home
I was a young adult preparing to visit Ireland when my great aunt Eileen shared this picture with me. Aunt Eileen had inherited the photo...
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betharichardson
Jun 24, 20171 min read
Lead Us, God of Pilgrimage
I am preparing to go on a pilgrimage with The Academy for Spiritual Formation. We'll be traveling to Ireland in early July, visiting...
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betharichardson
Jun 15, 20171 min read
The Legacy of Hatred
Each day I see the legacy of hatred Written across my screen, Displayed in videos. It enters my car in voices on the radio. Fists raised...
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betharichardson
Jun 4, 20171 min read
How Can We
How can we Withstand The chaos The unravelling of Sanity Values Order Some days it feels that We are so broken We can never be healed And...
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betharichardson
Jun 1, 20172 min read
A Fitting End
Yesterday in The Upper Room Chapel we held a service of celebration for Alive Now, the beloved publication which began in 1971 and ceased...
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betharichardson
May 13, 20171 min read
A Season of Blooms
In this season of blooms, The hard work Of birthing, growing, transformation, Forgotten in the moment of metamorphosis. God's miracle of...
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betharichardson
Mar 24, 20171 min read
Hello, Sky
I step outside the airport And greet the Oklahoma sky. Hello, sky. It's been a long time Since I stood under you And marveled at your...
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betharichardson
Mar 10, 20171 min read
Homecoming
I sit and write, Preparing to go home To the place of my birth, my nurturing, To Oklahoma, landscape of my heart. Big sky and brilliant...
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betharichardson
Jan 18, 20171 min read
The Long View
When I feel despair about The way things are Or hopeless about What is to come. When I feel lost, No longer sure of the paths I am to...
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betharichardson
Nov 24, 20161 min read
For This Day
For beauty, friendship, and hope. For justice, prophets, and healers. For eyes to see and hearts to love. For peace and wisdom and...
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betharichardson
Aug 22, 20161 min read
Hope
Hope to the desolate, Comfort to those who mourn, Presence to the lonely, the despairing. This new day, Let us be your hands, Your words,...
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betharichardson
Mar 24, 20161 min read
The Celtic Blessings Book Is Here!
Bless this book And those who read it. May they find within its pages Words that touch their hearts, Prayers that speak their stories,...
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