All the Wonders

Nov 6, 20191 min read

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...

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betharichardson

Jun 24, 20181 min read

To Death

Death, We come into this world With you on the horizon. Sometimes you are close. Sometimes you are so far away that we cannot see you....

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betharichardson

Feb 26, 20161 min read

Loss, Grief, and Mystery

I hear the news Of the death of a friend. A wife, a mother, a grandmother. I am nearly undone Despite the fact That I barely knew her....

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betharichardson

May 31, 20151 min read

Spiritual Companions

As we grow older we have more and more people to remember, people who have died before us. It is very important to remember those who...

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betharichardson

Nov 16, 20142 min read

Remembering Mom

Mom died on this day in 1983. I was in Divinity School that fall and wasn't with her when she passed away. In July, she had learned that...

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betharichardson

Aug 17, 20141 min read

Holy Ground

Yesterday we celebrated the life and resurrection of John Mogabgab. There was comfort in so many friends of John being together, in...

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betharichardson

Aug 9, 20141 min read

I Hear the Sound of Breaking Hearts

For John Mogabgab (1946-2014) I hear the sound of breaking hearts John - mentor, teacher, colleague, friend, Has left this life and...

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betharichardson

Mar 11, 20141 min read

A Grain of Wheat

Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears...

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betharichardson

Nov 16, 20122 min read

Remembering Mom

My mom passed away 29 years ago today. I was in seminary in Nashville and she was in Oklahoma. We had learned during the summer that her...

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betharichardson

Dec 12, 20111 min read

Prayer for Dad

My dad (Charles H. Richardson) passed away at 9:53 a.m. on Wednesday, December 7. I was on my way to the airport to fly to Oklahoma. I...

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