Little Boat
Whenever times are difficult I use the image of a little boat. I have a little boat and it can only carry so much. It can carry me, my […]
Author: Peter Bermudes
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Weary
Weary, a colleague said, I’m weary. Her mother is in the hospital, her nephew was murdered in Pennsylvania. And you could see it in her face and in her […]
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Praying across time and space
Yesterday, on Whidby Island in Washington State, was the celebration of life for my friend Gina Marie. She wrote a book called Camino Divina about holy walking so at 3:00 […]
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Grounding and launching
I am at the Festival of Homiletics in Minneapolis, a gathering of 1,600 pastors from around the country and the globe, listening to and learning about preaching. The days are […]
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Another shooting
There was another shooting, this time at a university. Last week it was a synagogue. We have lost count. We can’t name every place where there has been a […]
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From the Ashes
This week Notre Dame burned and people gathered outside and sang hymns, people around the world watched and shared photos from their visits. It struck me and others, not just […]
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Scattering Joy
Yesterday, on the streets of Boston these petals were scattered outside a florist shop. I don’t think they were a mistake, I think they were an enticement. They were […]
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Keeping vigil
This morning in my prayer time I am keeping vigil. I’m sitting in the grey of the morning with buds of new life. I sit vigil for a friend who […]
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Small boats
When I had cancer several years ago I held onto the image of a small boat. I was a little boat. I could only hold so much. I could […]
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Finding moments
Eternity is now or not at all: Waited for, a wisp: remembered, shadows. Eternity is solid as the sun: As present; as familiar; as immense. “Is Now” Mark […]