Love Is Our Hope (2024)
Where is our hope? Love is our joy, our purpose, our anchor, our hope.
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All the Wonders
betharichardson
Oct 21 min
Cathedral of the Birds
I’m sitting on the porch with my second cup of coffee, logged into the Merlin App from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. The app is...
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betharichardson
Sep 83 min
Praying with Icons
Icons are painted to lead us into the inner room of prayer and bring us close to the heart of God. - Henri Nouwen, Behold, the Beauty of...
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betharichardson
Sep 11 min
Pre-Release Discount for "Davida Angelica Roared"
I'm excited to announce the arrival of my new book, Davida Angelica Roared . The book is available for pre-orders at a discount through...
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betharichardson
Jul 171 min
My New Book - Davida Angelica Roared
“ Davida Angelica Roared is a courageous book about lions, wounds, and the healing that comes through roaring.” Thirty years ago I...
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betharichardson
Jul 161 min
SoulCollage® Facilitator
Recently, I finished the training to become a SoulCollage® facilitator. SoulCollage® is an intuitive technique developed by Seena B....
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betharichardson
Jul 131 min
Resilient
I sit down to write And no words come. I am tired, Discouraged, Overwhelmed by the never-ending Reports of disasters and tragedies....
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betharichardson
May 54 min
40 Years Ago - The Birth of the RMN
Around this time 40 years ago (May of 1984), the General Conference of The United Methodist Church was meeting in Baltimore, MD. On the...
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betharichardson
Apr 221 min
Earth Day Haiku from JJ
It is turtle time. Strange creatures with funny smells. I Bark! Bark! Bark! Bark! I love the nighttime. My ears and nose working hard To...
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betharichardson
Mar 311 min
Easter
Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord"; and she told them that he had said these things to her. ...
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betharichardson
Mar 301 min
Good Friday
Surely he has borne our infirmities and carried our diseases; yet we accounted him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. But he...
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betharichardson
Mar 301 min
Holy Saturday
They took the body of Jesus and wrapped it with the spices in linen cloths, according to the burial custom of the Jews. ... And so,...
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betharichardson
Mar 281 min
Maundy Thursday
When Jesus had given thanks, he broke and said, "This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me." In the same way he took...
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betharichardson
Mar 271 min
Wednesday of Holy Week
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so...
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betharichardson
Mar 261 min
Tuesday of Holy Week
Listen to me, O coastlands, pay attention, you peoples from far away! The LORD called me before I was born, while I was in my mother's...
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betharichardson
Mar 251 min
Monday of Holy Week
How precious is your steadfast love, O God! All people may take refuge in the shadow of your wings. They feast on the abundance of your...
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