Why the Silence?

I haven’t posted since the first week of February, and that has not been an intentional choice. Since January, I have been working on the manuscript of my new book tentatively titled, Peacemaking in the Way of Jesus.

The work I have been doing for that, and another project, have taken the time I normally would have been writing for this blog. By the time I am done with both of those for the week, there is little left to give.

And let me tell you, writing about being a peacemaker, or waging peace instead of violence in the climate we find ourselves in, is exhausting.

If you are like me, and were raised by boomers, we can confuse peace for silence. Peacemaking is not the absence of conflict, but entering into it, and working to bring about justice and reconciliation. Peacemaking is advocating for the world you want to live in, not the one that exists.

So, what I plan on doing for this little blog over the next few months, will be publishing the prayer service reflections that I am responsible for. There may be more updates in between, reposts, or something else. Thank you for sticking around and keeping up.

Grace and peace to you my friends.