Mary Kay Glazer

In the book The Black Bird Oracle by Deborah Harkness, Diana, a gifted witch named after the Roman Goddess of the Hunt, is at a crossroads. Will she walk the Dark Path – her destiny – or will she stay…

De noche iremos By night, we hasten in darkness to search for living water, only our thirst leads us onwards, only our thirst leads us onwards. Author: Luis Rosales   It is a time of hastening in the darkness, a…

As I sat down in worship this morning, I was almost immediately engulfed in grief and fear – the feelings I’ve been struggling with since the November election and its aftermath – which, for me, is terrifying. As I sat…

Oh God, Many, many of us are heartbroken today. Heartbroken, angry, grieving, shell-shocked. Overwhelmed with pain, some of us. Overwhelmed. Help us to be in our grief. To feel these difficult feelings. To lament this incomprehensible new reality. To lament…

“For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life? Indeed, what can they give in return for their life?” ~Mark 8:36-37 Living fully and faithfully in the Spirit leads, unfailingly, to transformation. We cannot keep…

I have a confession: I almost always feel way too overwhelmed by the gross injustice and oppression in the world, to the point of numbness. I turn away from news reports because my feelings of deep despair are too much…

A blog post written for the Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice in Madison, WI.  

During these liminal days, we wander through the desert, the wilderness, the dregs of winter, longing for… something. Spring. Renewal. Dare we hope for resurrection? Maybe the ache in our hearts turns us, simply… Home

What is your experience with suffering in your walk with God? Are there times when suffering has challenged your faith and your relationship with God? Where do you see signs of God’s presence and activity in the midst of suffering?…

When I saw the book Adventures in Soulmaking by Troy Caldwell, M.D., and read the description, I got excited. A book combining spiritual direction and depth psychology – wow! I am a spiritual director and a directee. In addition, I…

Holy and Eternal God You complete us. You call us into being Tend to us in our anguish Urge us into action Invite us – always and forever – into deep connection Into deep, life-giving Love. We turn to you…

All our days, We lean toward home Not knowing where or what home is, Exactly. All our days, We lean toward You Not knowing where or what or who You are, Exactly. As we evermore come home into Your heart,…

The invitation is to turn toward God. Whether you are with others or alone, to enter into the silence and solitude of your heart, and turn toward God. In that turning comes transformation; slowly like a deep seep, or breathless…

Jesus ~ Yeshua ~ Friend Your resurrection is an Amazing Startling Terrifying Wondrous Disruption of our existence. How is it that for so many of us This glorious gift Has become simply a collection of beloved Bible stories? Please teach…

Be silent before the Lord GOD! For the day of the LORD is at hand; the LORD has prepared a sacrifice, he has consecrated his guests… At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the…

This legacy – Suffering. Yes, anguish. A yoke of despair. Is it of any consequence As some proclaim? As some insist? Or is the despair truly despair – Hopelessly Deep, Hopelessly Dark, Ravenous in its appetite for light? ———————- There…

If, as Herod, we fill our lives with things, and again with things, if we consider ourselves so unimportant that we must fill every moment of our lives with action, when will we have time to make the long, slow…

“Love your enemies,” Jesus says. But how? What does it mean to love those who hurt us? And it seems to me, the closer they are, the harder it is to love the ones who treat me badly. What does…

Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, ‘Who do people say that the Son of Man is?’ And they said, ‘Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or…

Psalm 148 Praise the Blessed One! Give praise from the heavens,             and from the ends of                         the earth! Give praise all you angels,             angels of earth and of heaven!   Give praise, sun and moon,             give…

Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the heights! Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his host! Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars! Praise him, you highest heavens, and you waters…

What then are we to say? Should we continue in sin in order that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin go on living in it?Do you not know that all of us who have…

I wonder if there is a way to envision and experience life with God without at least some sense of journey. Some sense of pilgrimage, wandering, and being on a path with and toward the Divine. And in all of…

“You have formed us for Yourself, and our hearts are restless till they find rest in You.” ~ St. Augustine The next day John again was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by, he…

The water seeps through the rock, coming from within, or so it seems. The day is dry, cool, crisp. Yet the rock of the chasm is moist with precious water dripping, nourishing the tender shoots that cling tenaciously, suckling all…

In this season of resurrection, I have been wondering what it means to live the resurrected life. It is what we are called to, right? Or rather, it is this amazing gift we are offered – new life free of…

“But during the night, the angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, led them out, and said, ‘Go and take your place in the temple area, and tell the people everything about this life.’ …  “The court…

I, along with countless others, am deeply grieved by the shootings at a Jewish community center and a Jewish assisted living facility in Kansas. “A shotgun-wielding man opened fire at two Jewish sites in suburban Kansas City on Sunday, killing…

  “Peter began to say to him, ‘Look, we have left everything and followed you.’ Jesus said, ‘Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or…

by Mary Kay Glazer My goal in life is to be perfect. Or, maybe not so much my goal, since that implies a positive aspiration. Perhaps a better way of saying this is that I am driven, incessantly, to be…