Monthly Archives: December 2024

Sacred Presence–Who We Are

Posted on December 31, 2024 by Bob Patrick

What is your relationship to Jesus these days?  It’s a question that comes up, surprisingly NOT at the door from someone wishing to proselytize me into their religion, but from Unitarian Universalist friends. Christian and Christianity are words that belong … Continue reading →

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Every One–Sacred Presence

Posted on December 30, 2024 by Bob Patrick

It’s happened to me, again,  twice this year.  The first time it happened was in 1987. After a very long day of trying to induce childbirth, Lydia ended up in a surgical unit having a C-section to bring our first … Continue reading →

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A Few Moments of True Presence

Posted on December 27, 2024 by admin

When I go on vacation, I often wonder about the houses I see. What would it be like to live in that house? To wake up every morning in the middle of this paradise? To walk out of my front … Continue reading →

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Embrace

Posted on December 26, 2024 by admin

My Mother and I walk through the empty farmhouse. It has been several years since my Grandmother died, and my Mother and her sisters are selling their family farm. The farmhouse is silent, somber, stripped of its furnishings. Everything has … Continue reading →

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Three Ways to Presence

Posted on December 25, 2024 by Bob Patrick

There are three different attempts in the Christian gospels of Jesus to tell us about his entry into the world. One is mundane. One is magical. And one is philosophical. That observation alone tells me that early Christians reflecting on … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Night: Presence Through Stories

Posted on December 24, 2024 by admin

On Mother’s Night, the night before the Winter Solstice, I offer the gift of presence to those who gave me life and shaped the stories I carry. I honor our maternal ancestors—not just for who they were, but for the … Continue reading →

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Benny

Posted on December 23, 2024 by admin

On this especially rainy Tuesday, I am feeling down and out, trying to recover from a weather-related migraine, as well as a recent bipolar -related hospital stay. My bright, orange ray of sunshine of a cat named Benny is keeping … Continue reading →

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