When has a stranger surprised you with an act of kindness? What effect did it have on you?

God’s doors are always flung wide open for us!

This, friends, is what a community centered on Love can be. Loving our neighbor will often look like supporting others as they practice and share their unique gifts.

We were in the parish hall, where family tents were already set up. In the quiet of waiting for enchiladas to bake, my colleague asked the kids, “What does hospitality mean to you?”

I have a complicated relationship with stillness. I like activity— the hustle and bustle of life moving around me, the promise of a full calendar, the feeling of working and accomplishing difficult tasks.

Walking prayer or walking meditation is one way I am able to still the “noise” in my head long enough to begin to listen for the Spirit.