Editor’s note: Sacred Space: The Prayer Book 2026 suggests six steps of prayer and contemplation for exploring the daily Scripture passages: The Presence of...

The Man Who Untangles Seagulls

Reflections Eric Clayton

I sit with a Jesuit friend on a pier near a fishing village overlooking the Irish Sea. The village, Howth, is a 30-minute or...

Sneezing and Being Beautifully Human

Reflections Gretchen Crowder

Ah…ah…achoo! “Oh, no, oh, no, oh, no!” I thought frantically. “I cannot be sick, Lord. Not now!” To be fair, it was only one tiny little...

God’s Steadfast Love

Reflections Shemaiah Gonzalez

Many years ago, I was asked to read the Psalm at a friend’s wedding. Actually, two of us friends shared in reading Psalm 136. The...

Spiritual Side Effects

Reflections Melinda LeBlanc

We all know that medicine has side effects. Sometimes the side effects seem worse than what we take the medicine for! But still, we...

Leaving Things Incomplete

Reflections Loretta Pehanich

I got an invitation to a party today, but it didn’t state a date or time for arrival. It also said, “The gift of your...

My Silly Hat

Reflections Eric Clayton

I own a peculiar baseball cap that I wear all the time. It’s a black hat, simple in appearance, save for the goofy-looking pinkish...

Printer Frustration

Reflections Gretchen Crowder

I don’t remember much about the movie Office Space except the iconic scene in which three employees take out their frustrations on the office...

Kindness Eggs

Reflections Shemaiah Gonzalez

My 16-year-old son and I stood shielding our eyes from the sun on an unusually hot afternoon at a four-track train station in Kent,...

Jesus at the Hospital

Reflections Melinda LeBlanc

Sometimes God surprises me in less-than-ideal situations. In the midst of hospital oxygen cannulas, monitors, and nurse call buttons, God revealed to me that...

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