by Rev. Jennifer L. Sacks | May 28, 2020 | Faith, God, Journey, Spirituality
We used to run around all over the place, busy, scheduled, appointments up the ying yang. Go here, go there. Things to do. People to see. Articles about how to do our make-up and conduct meetings, on airplanes. Pack for a week in one...
by Rev. Jennifer L. Sacks | Apr 23, 2020 | Faith, God, Journey, Spiritual Maturity, Spirituality
Anyone who’s attended an old-time dance party knows the Limbo Rock. The popular dance asks us to shimmy ourselves below a bar without knocking it over. Succeeding at the Limbo Rock doesn’t require the coolest moves. It requires the most dexterity and...
by Rev. Jennifer L. Sacks | Apr 2, 2020 | Faith, God, Journey, Spiritual Maturity, Spirituality
During a difficult life transition, I fretted about outcomes, sometimes feeling as if I’d spin out of control. Fortunately, I attended a weekly sangha, and our group meditations anchored my faith. One day, I admitted my fears to our teacher,...
by Rev. Jennifer L. Sacks | Mar 12, 2020 | Faith, Journey, Personal Growth, Spiritual Maturity, Spirituality
One winter, the entire high school where I taught shared an ailment. It started with laryngitis, though no physical discomfort. Then it became a cough and a chest cold, which led to bronchitis for me. When I saw the doctor, he said it was viral, not...
by Rev. Jennifer L. Sacks | Feb 27, 2020 | Faith, God, Journey, Personal Growth, Spirituality
Sometime after the New Year 2015, I experienced divine discontent, that feeling which is part God-nudge, longing, and dissatisfaction. All seemed well enough in my life, and yet something else called. In late February, while planning a church class, I...
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