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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All the Wonders
betharichardson
Feb 11 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
Apr 18, 20231 min
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...
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betharichardson
May 25, 20221 min
We Have No Words
We Have No Words We have no words To express the depths of our grief, Our sorrow, our outrage, our despair. Lord, have mercy. Christ,...
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betharichardson
May 17, 20211 min
Let My Worries Be Prayer
When I wake up in the middle of the night Weighed down by news of illness, hate or war Let my worries be prayer That beloved one in the...
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betharichardson
Aug 6, 20201 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
Aug 1, 20201 min
Stand Witness
There are forces that flow Through this universe. Forces of life, of death, of good, of evil. Today a person dies. Tomorrow a child is...
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betharichardson
Dec 28, 20182 min
The Feast of the Holy Innocents
A few days ago I held a baby in my arms. I felt my heart shaped and molded into a vessel of love and compassion. I imagined the birth of...
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betharichardson
Aug 2, 20181 min
A Blessing of the Wounds (#metoo)
Bless, O bless these wounds, God, the healer. Fresh wounds, still bleeding. Tender hearts, tender spirits. An innocent crossing the path...
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betharichardson
Feb 6, 20181 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, 20171 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
Oct 9, 20161 min
The Endless Chatter
I am powerless to ignore The endless chatter of The News. The pre- and post-disasters, The Shocking Revelations, The dire forecasts And...
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betharichardson
Sep 16, 20161 min
Hold on to Hope
I saw the moon setting As I drove to work Early this morning. It hung over the horizon, Round and orange, Its beauty suspended Over the...
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