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 wrote...
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All the Wonders
betharichardson
- Jul 13
- 1 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
- Feb 22
- 1 min
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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betharichardson
- Feb 1
- 1 min
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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betharichardson
- Jul 11, 2023
- 1 min
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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betharichardson
- May 30, 2023
- 1 min
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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betharichardson
- Aug 6, 2020
- 1 min
Love Is Our Hope
There is this part of me That, if it were not For the singing of the Wood Thrush, Would feel so hopeless. There is this part of me That,...
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betharichardson
- May 24, 2020
- 1 min
Counting Time
When life has slowed, And days run into days run into days I count my time in dog walks and cups of coffee. I watch the plants, Reaching...
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betharichardson
- May 17, 2020
- 1 min
I Remember You, Grandpa Tom
I remember you, Grandpa Tom. Resilience forged in World Wars and dust bowls. Kindness shaped by love and generosity. Faith cultivated in...
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betharichardson
- Apr 1, 2020
- 1 min
Days Run Together
Days run together And soon I don’t know ... Is it Wednesday or Saturday? We step through this disorienting, timelessness of social...
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betharichardson
- Mar 15, 2020
- 1 min
A Blessing for Those Who Wait
For those who waitIn despair, In grief,In sorrow. You are comfort. You are strength. For those who wait In anxiety, In isolation, In...
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betharichardson
- Sep 2, 2019
- 3 min
Community
I have the honor to serve as worship leader for our Upper Room Two-Year Academy for Spiritual Formation retreat in Alabama. I plan and...
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betharichardson
- Jun 22, 2019
- 1 min
Taking Root
This morning I saw wildflowers blooming, Rooted in the cleft of a rock. Petals waved like Delicate violet water spouts. How can it be?...
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betharichardson
- Feb 27, 2019
- 1 min
I Hear the Sound of Breaking Hearts
I hear the sound of breaking hearts. Tender, young hearts, open and hopeful, Facing betrayal from the church which formed them. Scarred,...
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betharichardson
- Feb 26, 2019
- 1 min
A Breath Prayer for Today
Loving God, Guard our hearts. Pray this prayer for those whose hearts are open, innocent, hopeful, vulnerable. As you inhale, pray...
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betharichardson
- Feb 18, 2019
- 1 min
In a Foreign Land
By the rivers of Babylon -- there we sat down and there we wept when we remembered Zion. On the willows there we hung up our harps. For...
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betharichardson
- Jun 8, 2018
- 1 min
Hold the Space
We watch the fear, the pain, the struggle And we cannot take away any of it. All we can do, sometimes, is hold the space. And that is...
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betharichardson
- Feb 6, 2018
- 1 min
All Shall Be Well
When you wake up in a fog, The clouds hiding the sun, Hiding the hope and the confidence You used to have. When the place you are...
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betharichardson
- Oct 15, 2017
- 1 min
Surviving Exile
By the rivers of Babylon— there we sat down and there we wept when we remembered Zion. On the willows there we hung up our harps. For...
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betharichardson
- Sep 20, 2017
- 1 min
Some Days It Seems Too Hard
Some days it seems too hard to Turn on the news, Read the texts, Answer the phone. What news, What pain, What disaster Awaits us today?...
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