Category Archives: peace

Overcoming the great divide

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Mother Beth Tjoflat

In Hope Against Darkness, Richard Rohr discusses and unfolds the theology of St. Francis of Assisi.  He speaks of the freedom found in coming to know that we are nothing.  And that God is everything.  He describes this as the … Continue reading →

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Sweepings of wheat

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Mother Beth Tjoflat

Hear this, you that trample on the needy, and bring to ruin the poor of the land, saying, “When will the new moon be over so that we may sell grain; and the sabbath, so that we may offer wheat … Continue reading →

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Edge of heaven

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Mother Beth Tjoflat

This Sunday, we will encounter John the Baptist, the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, urging us to repent, to turn and be baptized.  What a sight this cousin of Jesus must have been, this young man from … Continue reading →

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Anoint and cheer our soiled face

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Mother Beth Tjoflat

Strange words for a Thanksgiving morning, this sliver of a verse from the Veni Creator (Latin, Ninth Century, translated by John Cosin): Anoint and cheer our soiled face, With the abundance of thy grace. At many dinner tables today – whether in … Continue reading →

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A bit of goat

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Mother Beth Tjoflat

Pictured here is a photo of my great uncle Newman, taken many years ago at his farm near Santiago, Chile.  Newman developed quite a reputation as a leader in “the goat business.”  He was held in high esteem for developing … Continue reading →

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A doorway called lament

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Mother Beth Tjoflat

This morning’s Daily Office includes Psalm 88.  Despite my resistance to it, I was pulled into this poetry of deep lament and carried forward to the final words: Darkness is my only companion. The conveniences and devices of modern life … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the edge

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Mother Beth Tjoflat

All Saints day is one of four Principal Feast days, commonly marked by the administration of baptism.  Today (and this coming Sunday) we celebrate all those who are members of the Body of Christ, as we “express the intercommunion of … Continue reading →

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Addendum to “grudgual” post

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Mother Beth Tjoflat

This morning, while reading Alan Paton’s “Instrument of Thy Peace,” I ran across the following prayer, which is a fitting response to yesterday’s post… Thank you, Holy Spirit! “Lord, make me willing to be used by you.  May my knowledge … Continue reading →

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