Pressing Pause

Hey. Thanks for stopping by. As you've probably noticed from the sparity of posts, this blog project is shelved for the time being. Kind of taking a break from writing about my spiritual life.

I will say this: I've always believed that God can heal us, even as I've believed we should be honest about how screwed up we are. Sometimes I've gotten frustrated with Christianity, and even more frustrated with myself, and wondered where my efforts are even going, what's the point of anything. But more than ever, I believe that the central message of this Jesus guy--the central message of the incarnation and the Old Testament and the New and everything else--is that God is making things right. And now, more than ever, I believe we can experience that restoration.

There's a trick my priest taught me. Breathe in for four counts, hold your breath for four counts, and exhale with a brief prayer. The breathing helps you connect your mental prayers and musings with your real physical life, with your heart. Lately my single-sentence prayers have been Lord, have mercy on us, and Lord, give me life.

I'm hopeful. And I'm enjoying the hopefulness.

I did start up a new blog venture, this one much more frivolous: mediaobsessio.blogspot.com. Books, movies, music. I hope we can hang out there. And I hope you're experiencing grace in your own world.