… watching for the brushstrokes of God
I am from AMBS
dwelling within the word
a seminary, a community,
spiritual friends searching together
sunshine under cloudy Indiana skies
empowered, nudged and commissioned
Who has empowered you?
AMBS is Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Indiana.
I am from The Hermitage
A barn remodeled
for silent encounters with God
rustic, beautiful, at peace
people on a journey
formed, held, beloved
called, sent…holy ground
Where and how have you been shaped?
The Hermitage is a retreat center in southern Michigan.
I am from a culture with rhythms
biking, walking, resting
vacations at the beach or the mountains with a lake
lost in my room with a book
traveling the world
What rhythms have shaped you?
I am from the edge of a small German town
from summers playing in harvested wheat fields
from winters sledding down the steep road
from playing “Cowboys und Indianer” in the neighbor’s yard….
Me? …always the “Indianer”
Where are you from?
“I am willing to be uncomfortable”, I said in a gathering of women faith leaders in the fall of 2017 to which someone replied, “Mmh, I have never been comfortable”. This moment opened my eyes to privilege and racism and has shaped much of my work since then. I never once imagined it would lead to starting a blog.
From the beginning, God’s people have been called to journey into the uncomfortable, the unknown, the unexpected, the beauty and brokenness of the borderlands…. and called to trust the voice that says “You are my beloved child, with you I am well pleased.”
How are you called to journey and trust?
Imagine an empty road… littered with trash, leftover palm branches, a forgotten cloth (I didn’t have the time or energy to paint it).
It’s Monday, the day after Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, the moneylenders are back in the temple, business as usual…until Jesus turns over their tables.
I wonder what life after covid-19 will look like. Will it be business as usual? If there is one thing I learned from the August 12 events in Charlottesville, it is that we don’t want to go back to normal…
See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” Isaiah 43:19
With the Eyes of the Heart 