Sher Gerber
Tending Sacred Spaces
Tag: faith
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(Changes) Around the Table
Some time ago, I came across this beautiful poem by poet laureate Joy Harjo entitled “Perhaps the World Ends Here” (you can read the full poem here) It begins: The world begins at a kitchen table. No matter what, we must eat to live. The gifts of earth are brought and prepared, set on the…
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Lenten Retreat
In one week, Christians around the world will receive the imposition of ashes as part of the liturgy and remembrance of Ash Wednesday. This begins the liturgical season of Lent. Lent is a season where we give up something to make more space It is about seeing more clearly. Listening more closely. Seeking after God…
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Unchosen Journeys: Caregiving (Part 3)
This is not the story I thought I’d be living. And yet here we are. What can be done to help the caregivers around us? How can we protect our health and well-being as we care for our families? What can we do to make caregiving sustainable? Here are a few ideas This is the…
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Unchosen Journeys: Caregiving (Part 2)
As with many things in life, caregiving is complicated. Whether you are a caregiver, care-receiver or walking with a friend or family member in one of these roles, it is helpful to consider the significant emotional realities that people are dealing with. Whether or not it is an acknowledged reality, as a caregiver, you are…
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Unchosen Journeys: Caregiving (Part 1)
We know death comes for us all. There is no escaping it. But when you or a loved one receives a terminal diagnosis, everything changes. Suddenly, this isn’t the story I thought I’d be living. I don’t expect you to care about my particular story, I told the caregivers gathered in the church fellowship hall…
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Book Review: The Soul’s Slow Ripening
“The longest journey seems to be the letting go of the expectations, the assumptions, the woundedness; all of the ways we seek just what we are looking for rather than what is waiting to be revealed.” (Christine Valters Paintner, The Soul’s Slow Ripening) The early days of the pandemic came just a few weeks into…