Just look at these trees, the sun pouring through them, and the shadows on the leaves created by their intermingling with the sun's rays.
Joy and beauty.
Last night, two novices, Karen and Dina, made their first monastic profession in our community and became scholastics. The ceremony was beautiful, the celebration - festive.
Joy and beauty.
And something else stood out for me during the ceremony last night. I looked across the chapel at women who have been watching first professions for fifty, sixty, even seventy years. They have vowed to support and uphold so many other seekers on the journey, and in ways they could have never imagined when they took their own first vows. It was a moving experience. These women are not in the springtime of their lives, but they have aged gracefully, and that gives me hope.
Joy and beauty.
Let us walk in the holy presence.
A double rainbow on Memorial Day
The azaleas colorfully covering the ground
