by Rev. Jennifer L. Sacks | Jun 28, 2017 | Faith, God, Journey, Spirituality
Sometimes life sends us drifting out to sea. Like an experience I had one summer at the New Jersey shore. I was swimming in the ocean with my friends, riding waves. I lost track of time. First one wave knocked into me. Then another. I noticed dark clouds...
by Rev. Jennifer L. Sacks | Jun 14, 2017 | Faith, God, Journey, Spirituality
Few of us are free of the strictures of time. We have appointments, deadlines, places to be, people to see, things to do. Sometimes we believe that our success lies in checking another obligation off our to-do list. Despite ourselves, especially when we want a...
by Rev. Jennifer L. Sacks | Jun 7, 2017 | Faith, God, Journey, Spirituality
In this season of graduations and ordinations, the Women’s College World Series, French Open, Stanley Cup Finals and NBA Playoffs, I remember that once I wanted to be an Olympic swimmer. I belonged to an aquatic club, and trained with an Olympian. I swan thousands...
by Rev. Jennifer L. Sacks | Jun 5, 2017 | Faith, God, Spirituality
No matter what is occurring in the world or in our lives, we can choose to be peaceful, to be the peace we seek. To achieve this, we would do well to invest in personal times of stillness and silence. These times of contemplation, meditation, prayer and reflection...
by Rev. Jennifer L. Sacks | May 24, 2017 | Faith, God, Spirituality
Sometimes, as we take the first small steps forward, plant the first seeds of change into our lives, we wonder whether we’re getting anywhere or accomplishing anything. We know that we’re “supposed” to grow; yet when we seek signs outside ourselves, the landscape...
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