I recently came across two different communion meditations that I had written earlier this year and wanted to share them. Below is the first, and next week I will share the second. This first one was inspired from a conversation that Sarah and I were having about the way that people hurt each other: “I hurt you. Why? Because you hurt me.” You figure out a new way to retaliate. I figure out my next steps to get you back. This…
(Written while people-watching on a public plaza…) Young girl. Running ahead of Mom. She is enjoying her freedom. Mom is following behind and letting her daughter explore and make choices of where to go. Mom isn’t controlling her. Daughter keeps looking back to check if Mom is still there. She wants Mom to be there. She wants to be sure that Mom is ok with the way she is exploring. If Mom wasn’t there, the freedom would suddenly turn scary. Did she…
