Dear Friends,

 We pray you are safe and well.

Today's Meditation comes to us from Joyce Rupp--it describes our quest as seekers.

 We invite you to join us as we commit ourselves to working tirelessly to end systemic and structural racism in our society, in healthcare, in the workplace, in the Church--wherever it shows up so that everyone may come to have more abundant life. May this meditation nourish our contemplative-active hearts and sustain all of us in action.

In the spirit of our philosophy of co-creating community and our awareness that the Spirit speaks through each of us, we invite you to share your meditations with us as well. We truly believe that in God’s economy of abundance, when we share our blessings, our thoughts, our feelings, we are all made richer.

We hope and pray that you and your loved ones experience genuine peace of mind and heart, and remain in good health during this challenging time.

May this Season of New Beginnings be a time of peace, of healing and hope, of the infusion of joy in your life!

With our love and care,

Ron & Jean

MEDITATION 243: " The Seeker" by Joyce Rupp

“The Seeker”

I do not ride on camels

through a wind-swept desert.

I do not carry gifts

that are fit for a king.

I do not see the star

that guides the stalwart riders.

Yet, I, too, am seeking.

I, too, am longing.

I go among the busy days

yearning for the unknown One.

In the breath of a prayer,

In the care of a friend,

In the beauty of a bird,

a star-like glimpse comes to me.

A flicker of hope arises,

enough to stay in the fray,

to keep searching for the One

who is slowly revealed

in tiny sparks of daily encounters.

Holy One, you who reveal,

make manifest your presence.

Open the eyes of my heart.

Awaken my unattuned spirit.

Bring me to full attention,

So that I come to know,

In my every moment,

your radiant star of guidance.

– Joyce Rupp