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Beth A. Richardson
All the Wonders


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...

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Dec 29, 20241 min read


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

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Oct 28, 20241 min read


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

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Oct 8, 20241 min read


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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Oct 2, 20241 min read


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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Sep 8, 20243 min read


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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Sep 1, 20241 min read


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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Jul 17, 20241 min read


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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Jul 16, 20241 min read


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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May 5, 20244 min read


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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Apr 22, 20241 min read


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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Mar 31, 20241 min read


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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Mar 30, 20241 min read


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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Mar 30, 20241 min read


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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Mar 28, 20241 min read


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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Mar 27, 20241 min read


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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Mar 26, 20241 min read


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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Mar 25, 20241 min read
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