It is very dangerous to go into eternity with possibilities which one has oneself prevented from becoming realities.  A possibility is a hint from God. One must follow it.  In every man there is latent the highest possibility, one must follow it.  If God does not wish it then let him prevent it, but one must not hinder oneself.  Trusting to God I have dared, but I was not successful; in that is to be found peace, calm and confidence in God.  I have not dared: that is a woeful thought, a torment in eternity.

Soren Kierkegaard,  Journals 1813-1855  

 

In my own life, as winters turn into spring, I find it not only hard to cope with mud but also hard to credit the small harbingers of larger life to come, hard to hope until the outcome is secure. Spring teaches me to look more carefully for the green stems of possibility; for the intuitive hunch that may turn into a larger insight, for the glance or touch that may thaw a frozen relationship, for the stranger's act of kindness that makes the world seem hospitable again.

Parker J. Palmer Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation

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Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has issued a pastoral letter to the Episcopal Church, in which she refers to a Pentecost letter from Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams and urges continued dialogue with those who disagree with recent actions "for we believe that the Spirit is always calling us to greater understanding." CLICK HERE   to read the letter and more important background information.  To read related stories, check out the Episcopal News Service , which has  more to bring you up to date. 

A FATHER'S DAY THOUGHT
Tired of neckties?  Not sure what to get the favorite father in your life (other than a delightful pancake & bacon breakfast courtesy of the CYSM team, see below....)?   Ever thought of giant bomb-sniffing  rats?  Check out this NYTimes piece that leads to a site featuring lots of opportunities to support worthy father-friendly organizations.