“The path toward my own wholeness continually leads me toward assisting others.”
Rev. Judy Voght
When Abstraction Replaces Compassion
How easily do we slip into abstraction while real people are counting coins at the grocery store? Loud voices are saying, “They just need to work harder,” as if effort alone could outpace rent and medical bills. Then there is the spiritual bypass of saying, “It’s all part of the divine plan,” as if that…
Walk Out of Your House Like a Shepherd
“Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder… Walk out of your house like a shepherd.” Rumi This quote by Rumi really speaks to my heart this morning. We can easily become discouraged when we look at challenges in the world that are so big that we wonder how we can help. When I…
The Gift of Sabbath and Sanctuary
When the outside world gets angrier and louder, that is when we need the Sabbath the most. It gives us the opportunity to rest in the Stillness and to be held in God’s love. It is an opportunity to restore, renew and reframe what is occurring in the outer world and our place in it.…