by Jeanni Shepherd | Jun 28, 2022 | A New Light
When a new realization is accepted, often what follows is a new freedom and sense of peace. Some people voice it this way: “I’ve made my peace with….” What is this freedom? What is this peace? Recently I spoke with a woman who was blazing mad at her husband. As we...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Jun 21, 2022 | A New Light
With realizations comes understanding. It’s this understanding that allows us to see things in a different light. “If someone or something is seen or shown in a particular light, people can see that particular part of their character in a new light” (Longman...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Jun 14, 2022 | A New Light
“Aha” moments, when they come, can be like the slow dawning of morning. First you see a lightening of the dark, a gradual movement so incremental we are scarcely aware of when the dark changes to light. Then comes the fullness of sun, shining down this way and that,...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Jun 7, 2022 | A New Light
I continue to be captured by the image of “God rising unbidden on the dawn.” What does it mean? What does it mean to me? Tonight I led a stilling about being aware, listening to the invitation to come as we are, paying attention to the hunger of our moments, the...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Jun 3, 2022 | A New Light
The practice of sitting down, distilling thoughts, and finding treasured nuggets are gifts in the writing of this blog. When life gets busy, this commitment invites us to slow down, breathe deep and lean into movements of God that we might not see otherwise. Many...
