All the Wonders

Nov 41 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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Oct 281 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 81 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 21 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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Jul 171 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 131 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....

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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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betharichardson

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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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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betharichardson

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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betharichardson

Aug 6, 20201 min read

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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May 24, 20201 min read

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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May 17, 20201 min read

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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Apr 1, 20201 min read

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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Mar 15, 20201 min read

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, 20193 min read

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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Jun 22, 20191 min read

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, 20191 min read

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, 20191 min read

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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Feb 18, 20191 min read

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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