Author Archives: Laura Dobson

Psalm for the Year’s End by Carla Grosch-Miller, “Here I am.What is done is done.What is undonenourishes seeds still hidden.Nothing is lost. Here I am.A little more hollowed out by grief,a little wiser for the wear and tear,my eyes are open now.There is a dawning knowing in meof beauty and of terror.My soul stretches toContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 31st December”

🌹 Wisdoms 🌹 by Azam Ali,“People live a whole lifetime not knowing how to say these simple words and yet learning how to say them can mean the difference between living a life with meaningful connections full of love and joy, or living in dark isolation and sadness with only the ego as a falseContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 30th December”

Winter’s Cloak by Joyce Rupp,“This year I do not wantthe dark to leave me.I need its wrapof silent stillness,its cloakof long lasting embrace.Too much lighthas pulled me awayfrom the chamberof gestation.Let the dawnscome late,let the sunsetsarrive early,let the eveningsextend themselveswhile I lean intothe abyss of my being.Let me lie in the caveof my soul,for tooContinue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 29th December”

From Hearticulations: On Love, Friendship, and Healing by Jeff Brown, “It has to end, you know. The self-hatred. The collective shaming. The disdain for other. The emotional armor. The buried pain. The displaced humans. The misplaced kindness. The repressed trauma. The fake positivity. The meaningless materialism. The forgotten heart.We’re all tired of these patterns. WeContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 28th December”

“There is no situation that is not transformable. There is no person who is hopeless. There is no set of circumstances that cannot be turned about by ordinary human beings and their natural capacity for love of the deepest sort…We are made for goodness. We are made for love. We are made for friendliness. WeContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 27th December”

Serenity prayer by Reinhold Neibuhr, adapted by Laura Dobson,Beloved, grace me with serenity to acceptthe things I cannot change,Courage to change the things I can,and wisdom to know the difference.May I live one day at a time,Being present, one moment at a time,Taking the world as it is, not as I would have it,Trusting thatContinue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 26th December”

How the Light Comes by Jan Richardson,“I cannot tell you how the light comes.What I know is that it is more ancient than imagining.That it travels across an astounding expanse to reach us.That it loves searching out what is hidden,what is lost, what is forgottenor in peril or in pain.That it has a fondness forContinue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 25th December”

Waiting for Now by Mandie McGlynn,“Everythingis about to change.Andit already has.It will be. It was. It is.The dawn you eagerly awaitto end the long, cold darknessis already full sunfar off in the east.Yet even after light’s returnspring is months away.Thirty long years passafter His birthbefore the Messiah comes.Stones of justicehave been tossed in the lakebutContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 24th December”

“We are all meant to be mothers of God.What good is it to me if this eternal birth of the divine Son takes place unceasingly, but does not take place within myself?And, what good is it to me if Mary is full of grace if I am not also full of grace?What good is itContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 23rd December”

From Earth Bound: Daily Meditations for All Seasons by Brian Nelson,“Yule is a time for singing songs, decorating homes, and burning the traditional Yule log to symbolize the end of the old year and the birth of the new.This event is well known to us from the most pagan of holiday carols, “Deck the Halls,”Continue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 22nd December”