October 12, 2017

Intention

October 12, 2017/ Elsa Worth

Life can tend to sweep us down a swift river, and we can spend quite a lot of time and energy just reacting to whatever boulder, rapid water or obstacle comes barreling toward us sometimes.

September 28, 2017

What I've Learned from the Folks at 100 Nights Shelter

September 28, 2017/ Elsa Worth

I have just started a second part time job in the Resource Center at Hundred Nights, Inc. After just five days there, I thought I would share my insights with you, because I have been so impressed by what I have encountered so far

September 18, 2017

Freedom

September 18, 2017/ Elsa Worth

Each of our readings for Sunday approach the poison that anger can cause within and around us if it is allowed to fester.

September 04, 2017

Practice

September 04, 2017/ Elsa Worth

The readings of Ordinary Time continue to 'right size' us, reminding us that God is God and we are not God.

August 15, 2017

One

August 15, 2017/ Elsa Worth

It is definitely a human tendency to separate into camps, circle the wagons, and try to stay safe within our own tribal comfort zones. That is why the teachings of Jesus are so challenging.

August 08, 2017

Messengers

August 08, 2017/ Elsa Worth

Who are the messengers of good news today?

June 12, 2017

Ears

June 12, 2017/ Elsa Worth

For those who pray the daily office regularly, this really familiar psalm becomes part of your bones, but it can also kind of become part of the furniture.

June 07, 2017

Honor

June 07, 2017/ Elsa Worth

in Christian community, we must commit to a deep spiritual practice that is not always easy - but, like all disciplines, something we can make a practice of nonetheless - honoring each other in Christ.

April 05, 2017

Suffering

April 05, 2017/ Elsa Worth

Sometimes things just seem to keep degrading or getting worse. And we find ourselves wondering: When will resurrection arrive?

March 27, 2017

Why I Am Showing Up

March 27, 2017/ Elsa Worth

Two weeks ago I walked across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma. The same bridge that Jonathan Daniels and countless others had crossed as they worked for justice and voting rights.

March 22, 2017

See

March 22, 2017/ Elsa Worth

This wonderful story reminds me each time I read it that just like Samuel the wise man, I too am a poor judge of character.

March 14, 2017

Open

March 14, 2017/ Elsa Worth

In Lent we are challenged to remember that even in the wilderness, God is still with us.

March 08, 2017

Believe

March 08, 2017/ Elsa Worth

Mature Christians can disagree and can still be in relationship.

February 06, 2017

Growth

February 06, 2017/ Elsa Worth

In a place of vulnerability like the one I find myself in these days, I find no reason to do anything at all but those things that convey God's love.

January 16, 2017

Strength

January 16, 2017/ Elsa Worth

When we allow others to support us, we discover a deep freedom in no longer having to carry any burden alone

January 09, 2017

Sacrifice

January 09, 2017/ Elsa Worth

Sacrifice is kind of a foreign idea to us these days. We're more interested in having it all than giving stuff up.

January 02, 2017

Follow

January 02, 2017/ Elsa Worth

It's helpful to remember that you really never know what you're going to get when you wake up into a new day.

December 26, 2016

Holy Name

December 26, 2016/ Elsa Worth

How do we name God, each other and ourselves?

December 20, 2016

Anticipation

December 20, 2016/ Elsa Worth

How can we reclaim the magical gift of anticipation at this time of year and not let these last few days before Christmas be overtaken by the demands of a to-do list?