by SGIUMC | Mar 28, 2017 | Prayers from the Island
When I drive over the bridge to the mainland, I am reminded that island life makes it easy to see ourselves as separate, remote from the “mainland of humanity”. Sometimes it’s tempting to make the bridge an ideological divide and not a way of joining land to land. ...
by SGIUMC | Mar 27, 2017 | Prayers from the Island
I began my walk this morning when a neighbor waved to me. She is going through a very difficult time; she confessed that her life seems without value and meaning. As we walked and talked, I could feel her despair and pain. It would be wonderful to think my words...
by SGIUMC | Mar 22, 2017 | Prayers from the Island
An eastern wind blew against my face as I walked on the beach today. My glasses quickly covered with salt spray and I couldn’t see the markers that usually determine the length of my walk. I was cold and huddled inside my jacket, trying to draw breath against the...
by SGIUMC | Mar 22, 2017 | Prayers from the Island
During this afternoon’s beach walk, I noticed footprints that attempted to crush each intact shell in their path. Remnants of shattered shells lay in the pattern this person had left behind. I wondered by someone would knowingly crush the whole shells, but then...
by SGIUMC | Mar 21, 2017 | Prayers from the Island
A new house is being built on the lot beside me. The men work and call to one another, play their loud music, and operate their noisy machines. I miss the peace and quiet I once knew, and feel cranky at the intrusion. Then I realize I share this world and this...
