Grace and Peace from our Lord and Savior Jesus, the Christ.

I can testify that I am overjoyed and deeply grateful to be able, to be alive even to welcome this month, again. Isn’t it amazing how time, years, multiple decades and episodes come and go and yet we mostly remain the same? Time passes and we - for some reason- are not always tuned into the changes around, us or even inside of us. We are aware of the things that affect, Us, but not always tuned in to our effect, on the people with whom we live, work, play, or worship. Whether we know it or not, we have immense power to build or destroy.

 We are powerful in our humanity, the way we walk, talk and even hold our heads. We have emotions that are revealed in our walk and our talk. WE can repel or draw closer. We have a choice. The Bible calls it Free Will. We are not forced to love. We are not forced to forgive. We are not forced to walk or live with Faith and gratitude as our guide. It is a choice. And we can’t take it for granted. The ability to be self-determining is God’s gift side by side with the Holy Spirit. In our humanity, we are only one breath away from telling our loved ones how much they mean to us, for the last time. Or even remembering to tell your friend they are forgiven over loose words around the wrong person, is pure God-like.

As we get older, we appreciate the memories and remembrances of years gone by. I’ve been a caregiver to people who concentrated on the upside, and I’ve cared for people who were focused on the downside and angry almost all the time and didn’t seem to have any happy memories. This is where listening is so important. We all share stories. Sunshine and rain, joy with or without pain, people without conflict, hate without love…

I pray for Listening ears. God is always communicating with us, through everything we encounter in our lives. The “still small voice” of God can be as gentle as a mother’s I love you whispered against the cheek of a sleeping baby or the ‘loud shout STOP’ just moments before a speeding car passes by.

I pray for agreement. Humanity lives with inner conflict and battles of the heart and mind. We usually associate our mind with our brain or thought or knowing, while our heart is about feelings. Our rational mind can find loopholes that challenge our feelings. Now FAITH, the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things we cannot see, presents a tapestry of people, events, hopes, fears, successes and failures, trials and tribulations, joy and pain. This is about God’s gift of LIFE and who we become when we say YES. Yes, Lord! Our relationship with God requires our nurture the same way humanity lives and grows strong relationships. Time and effort. 



Let us not grow tired of living LOVE. When God, LOVE is revealed by our faith, we become participants and witnesses to Divine transformation.  I’m game. Are you?

                                                                            Peace Prayer Purpose Power,

Pr. Orinda