Monthly Archives: October 2020

In the Beginning Was Love
In the Beginning In the beginning, there was Love, and Love longed for a beloved, and out of […]

October 31, 2020 in Scripture Study by Barbara Stevens

A woman gazes sadly out a window; we all have holes in us that need healing — That No One Have Holes
No Holes The old woman in Catherynne M. Valente’s novel, Deathless, has no name, yet she still suffers. […]

October 24, 2020 in Political Events and Recovery tagged Compassion / Healing / Listening / Sacred Witnessing by Barbara Stevens

Sky diving above the mountains, when we let go, we feel free — Clinging to Control and Freedom from Fear
Our Instinct to Survive and Our Need to Control At last week’s recovery church meeting we discussed a […]

October 17, 2020 in Recovery Skills tagged Fear / Freedom / Illusion of Control / letting go by Barbara Stevens

The prophet Jeremiah lamenting the destruction of Jerusalem by Rembrandt — Lament and Creating Justice
A Year for Lamentation What a year this has been. In January, the Hong Kong protests were news. […]

October 10, 2020 in Political Events and Recovery tagged Death / Grief / Justice / Lament by Barbara Stevens

An offering made as a sacrifice to the gods - of plants not of people — Sacrifice, Scapegoating, and Love
Restoring Harmony through Human Sacrifice With the start of the harvest, and before the rains began to fall, […]

October 3, 2020 in Scripture Study tagged Odin / Sacrifice / Scapegoating by Barbara Stevens