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Melissa AffolterListening, bearing witness, and finding light in the midst of our stories.
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Amen and Amen
Where I am overwhelmed,
steady me.
Where confusion lingers,
grant clearmindedness.
Where I anticipate sadness,
multiply your comfort.
Where I know disappointment,
meet me with fresh hope.
Where I find myself afraid, anxious, and tro...
Present To Your Presence
Make me present
to your presence,
fully here and not there,
open to receiving
rather than resisting or recoiling.
When the foxes in the vineyard
threaten to steal my joy,
your presence surrounds
and sustains me,
keeping me present....
Surrender
Since entering the new year, my mind keeps returning to the word surrender. I don’t have a typical practice of choosing a word for the year, though I do have some annual reflection practices and in the early months of 2026, this word seemed...
February 1
Yesterday we closed out what felt like the longest January ever, at least to me. I’m sure there have been other Januarys that carried such heaviness, but this year it seemed oppressive. Each day opened and closed with unrelenting weariness...
Formless and empty
As many folks are doing, I began the new year reading the designated passage in a new Bible reading plan. Actually, I began reading the passage on New Year’s Eve, hoping to make the most of having extra time at home over the holiday break....
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