Author Archives: wbgayle

The season of Easter is coming to a close with new life springing up all around. It is time to draw a line under the past, put it aside and look to the future with fervor. Resurrection illuminates the way.

God’s vast love surrounds us in creation. From the skies above to the earth beneath us from the seas that crash our shores and to the streams that flow into the rivers surging across our lands. We are born into … Continue reading →

I believe we journey “on pilgrimage” those times of our life when we experience a period of great change and become disoriented. To continue, we must disconnect from how we previously steered our lives.

When I try to hurry I make mistakes and things don’t go well. My body takes over abandoning common sense. I often have to start over. Breathe, slow down, think before doing, for each step is vital to the end … Continue reading →

What we have been is past. Every day is a chance to begin anew, to make amends for things done and left undone. What we will be still awaits us. There is forgiveness in the present. The Holy Spirit is … Continue reading →

There is a weariness that comes about from a finished task. The effort was worth it. And the tiredness then feels good. Still there is always more to do. For a moment I bask in the glow and then it … Continue reading →

The journey may not be to the top of the mountain or the shrine of an adored saint. A transformation occurs whenever the mind and heart meet in the midst of search for sacred space that will heal the body, … Continue reading →

How are you? Really, how are you doing? A simple question to which we can listen with intention and purpose, without any interruption to turn the attention to ourselves. Listen with the heart to hear more than words.

Loss centers in the heart, with tears flowing from behind the eyes releasing deep feelings hidden from view far too long. This loss does not come from outside. Make time to nuture the tender one inside of you longing for … Continue reading →

If you don’t take the risk or have courage to ask the question, the answer will remain elusive, just out of reach taunting you and casting shadows of doubt and lingering discontent. The longer you wait, the harder it gets.