All the Wonders

Mar 171 min read

St. Patrick

I'm thinking today of St. Patrick and the holy pilgrimage I took several years ago to Ireland. The stained glass window above is in Saul...

betharichardson

Feb 221 min read

A Message from the Trees

I walk outside And look up at the tree in the front yard. Its branches are bare. Leaves, long shed, Were raked and carried To the...

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Feb 141 min read

Ash Wednesday Blessing

Bless this day of ashes, this space, this pause. May we be open, May we be honest, May we be mindful. May we be patient, May we be quiet,...

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Feb 11 min read

Offer It All to Love

I am out of balance. Overwhelmed with worry about the sorrows of this world. I am tipping over into fear. Concerned that I won't know how...

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Jan 202 min read

Join Me for the New Hybrid Academy

St. Augustine writes, “You have made us for yourself, O God, and our hearts are restless until they find rest in you.” In these times of...

betharichardson

Jan 11 min read

A Prayer for a New Year

For a new year, A new day, A new moment We give thanks. We yearn for Happiness and prosperity, Joy and love, All the while knowing That...

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Dec 31, 20231 min read

On the Eve of a New Year

With gratitude for this day for this year for this life. May I be open to memories, good and bad, celebrating the things I have learned,...

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Dec 12, 20231 min read

A Blessing for the Long Nights

Dear friends, I have nearly completed my first year of retirement. Highlights include a roadtrip to Oklahoma with my brother, Charlie;...

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Nov 28, 20232 min read

Uncluttered Heart Daily Posts

For those of you looking for The Uncluttered Heart … The emails and texts are no longer available. But the content is here. Blessings on...

betharichardson

Jul 10, 20231 min read

Breaking Through

The weather app said, “Dense fog advisory.” But up here on the ridge, the fog had begun to melt away. I looked out the kitchen window and...

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Jun 25, 20232 min read

The Stump and Me

I first met you on my daily walks at Kanuga while I was in my spiritual direction training with Haden Institute. You were over on the far...

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May 29, 20231 min read

The Unfurling

I’m at the Haden Institute’s summer dream conference. Walking the lake trail, I found this fern in the process of unfurling. It inspired...

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Apr 17, 20231 min read

Waking Up to the Bad News

Gun-related violence is leading cause of death for children ages 1-19 in the US. -CDC Like the frog waking up to her imminent death in a...

betharichardson

Mar 28, 20232 min read

Awake in the Night

The news about the school shooting at the elementary school in Nashville today has been so hard. I've been wondering what I would say to...

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Mar 14, 20231 min read

Giphy Joy

I've spent the last several weeks learning to make animated GIFs (pronounced "jifs"). File this under the category of "Sheer Joy." I've...

betharichardson

Dec 2, 20222 min read

Grateful

I’m grateful. So very, very, very grateful. Grateful – in a way that this little word can’t contain. (You know those languages that have...

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Nov 17, 20221 min read

Metamorphosis

Help me be patient with myself During this metamorphosis. This shedding of what has been: Working Monday through Friday, Week after week,...

betharichardson

Nov 15, 20222 min read

Celebrating the Retirement of Rev. Beth A. Richardson

Reposted from UpperRoom.org. The Upper Room will honor the retirement of Rev. Beth A. Richardson on November 30, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. CST...

betharichardson

Nov 6, 20222 min read

Notes from Colleagues

draft of Weavings Logo, 1985 Ever since I did my stint cleaning out boxes and files in the basement of The Upper Room, I’ve been...

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Oct 17, 20222 min read

Seasons

Dogwood tree in the fall As I walked the dogs on the first morning of fall, I felt a cool breeze on my cheek. When I looked up, I saw the...