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All the Wonders


The Butterfly Effect
I cannot witness the suffering of the world without being affected by it. Do I cut myself off from witnessing, thinking I can protect...

betharichardson
Jun 181 min read


Thank You, Cabin
Thank you, Cabin … your smells and sounds and memories Comforting me. Letting me sink deep in the love of the Saints who still inhabit...

betharichardson
Jun 141 min read


A Psalm for Our Day
Holy One, how many are working for evil in the world! They call us “radical” and “lunatic.” They mock our care for the earth, our...

betharichardson
Jun 101 min read


Migration/Immigration Season
One recent morning I could hear from my bed the warbling of Carolina Wren. (Windows closed and house shut up tight!) I wondered,...

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May 142 min read


Resilient
I sit down to write And no words come. I am tired, Discouraged, Overwhelmed by the never-ending Reports of disasters and tragedies....

betharichardson
Mar 311 min read


Join me for Lent
Walking in the Wilderness is a Lenten companion for wilderness seasons. Use promo code WWLENT at checkout to get your copy for $10 in...

betharichardson
Feb 251 min read


Secret Messages
This morning, I found a secret message written in the fresh snow of the street. I came upon it backwards -- right to left -- and so...

betharichardson
Feb 251 min read


Present to the Journey
Today's practice for the Wilderness - staying in the present moment

betharichardson
Feb 111 min read


Practice Gratitude
Today's Practice: Gratitude

betharichardson
Feb 41 min read


Practices for the Wilderness
I am reminding myself of the practices that we'll need to survive (and even thrive?) in the wilderness we have entered.

betharichardson
Jan 291 min read


For Those Who Are Afraid
For those who are afraid ... to leave their homes, to send their children to school, to read the news for fear of what they will find.

betharichardson
Jan 281 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...

betharichardson
Jan 201 min read


Thinking of Mom and Dad
SoulCollage® card of mom / Community Suit* Mom would have been 90 years old today. She left us in 1983 -- so long ago! As I think of the...

betharichardson
Jan 92 min read


A Gift for the New Year
A new recording of "All Shall Be Well" by Beth A. Richardson

betharichardson
Jan 11 min read


Ruth Duck (1947 - 2024)
Thanksgiving for Ruth Duck* Thank you, Ruth Duck, for pouring beauty into the world, into our hearts. You have been a gift to us and a...

betharichardson
Dec 29, 20241 min read


A Blessing for the Long Nights
A blessing for the long nights.

betharichardson
Dec 20, 20241 min read


Top 10 Reasons to Celebrate Advent
10. You get to start celebrating New Year's early. Advent is the beginning of the liturgical year for Christians. [ Liturgical -- from...

betharichardson
Dec 1, 20243 min read


God's Mail Room
I woke up in the night, worrying And praying for my candidate to win. In my heart it feels Like certain doom If the other team is...

betharichardson
Nov 4, 20241 min read


We Have Hope
We have hope ... When seeds sprout. Babies are welcomed by loving parents. People gather together to Eat and laugh and cry. We have...

betharichardson
Oct 28, 20241 min read


Love Is Our Hope (2024)
Where is our hope? Love is our joy, our purpose, our anchor, our hope.

betharichardson
Oct 8, 20241 min read
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