Category Archives: Etheree

When does love change into idolatry? If something becomes the meaning of our life rather than the portent of deeper, spiritual purpose, we are idolizing a passion separating us from our love of God.

With our deeds of kindness and acts of love, we write love letters, destined to survive long after we have left this world. Simple, sincere and eternal, these epistles are scribed by true hearts inspired by God’s love bestowed upon … Continue reading →

There are times we cannot understand what God is telling us. When a friend is stricken by devastating illness, we pray for comfort and healing knowing that there is likely no cure. Suffering is one way God speaks to us.

Lose yourself in the flow, channeling your creativity. Do not keep track of time. Let yourself be in the zone. A profound sense of peace awaits. It’s a chance to escape from your life and be invigorated and restored.

To love one another invokes us to truly love ourselves. Not in vain, boastful ways but allowing light in through ugly broken cracks in our lives, fueling the warmth of our own beauty. We can then truly love one another.

I wander forty days, with intention, in the wilderness hoping to find release from the sins that weigh me down. But the path is often obscured. Although the journey is difficult, healing awaits me at the mountain’s top.

I strive to be perfect in all I do but there is a cost. Body and mind are stressed. Creativity suffers. Worry and angst creep into cracks caused by fear of failure and left raw. Forgiveness is the cure for … Continue reading →

God loves us and wants us to be happy, happiness that comes not from wealth and comfort but in loving communion with the earth and humanity. We live by God’s grace so that in death we are born into an … Continue reading →

I don’t know how to live daily without electricity. At the flick of a switch I have light, heat, and water. Convenience is an addiction, being without a stark reminder to humbly appreciate having it.

Wind rushing through the leaves rough and rugged ripping off shingles toppling trees that once stood tall and strong but now bowing in submission to the fierce blow of a nor’easter passing through town leaving death and destruction in its … Continue reading →