They say when you do not have anything to say then do not say anything at all (or something along those lines). These are words from a writer that has been especially meaningful to my own religious practices. May you read them, struggle with them, ponder them, and embrace them.

Newness,

inevitable as it may be

is also a choice I make

over and over.

Like the Beloved Ones Jesus asked

to stretch out their leprous hand

or take up their mat

or wash their eyes in the pool,

at some point,

I must say, “yes, I’m ready.”

May I believe that newness is possible.

Justin McRoberts

Pastor Joy