February 12, 2017 at 2:05 pm
It is right now the end of one week, and the beginning of another week. I sat in the pews and looked up at the Mandala-like stained glass window of Christ for a long moment that felt just a little too brief before going downstairs at Marsh Chapel to grab a bagel and sit down, […]
February 11, 2017 at 12:06 pm
Birthdays are strange times—they offer arbitrary yet significant marking posts along life’s path, allowing me to stop and take a breath, to reflect on where I’ve been, where I hope to go, what has changed, what has stayed the same. There are some things that all of my birthdays have in common—time with friends, questions […]
February 9, 2017 at 4:37 pm
A few weeks ago during my meeting with Jess, she gave me a reflective exercise hshio do over the next two weeks. The exercise involved identifying and defining five qualities I valued from a list, then spending the next 10 days reflecting on how I embodied those values each day. The important part wasn’t to […]
February 8, 2017 at 12:20 am
This week I find myself inundated with new tasks and opportunities. As I venture farther into this semester my schedule seems to fill more quickly than I could imagine, and the free time I do have is generally spent on homework assignments, reading, and practicing piano. Despite the amount of work these new responsibilities require […]
February 2, 2017 at 11:09 pm
I listened to a song by Florence + The Machine this evening while working in the office at the chapel. Usually, the pulsating drumbeat and flowing melody of this song let me relax and clear my head for a while. But this time, the lyrics felt more melancholy than usual. “She can’t see the landscape anymore […]
February 2, 2017 at 5:48 pm
“Darkness such that haunts my soul. Desperate longing for an absent God The torture and the pain I can’t explain My heart cries.” -the Liturgists These lyrics were sounding through my headphones as I walked through the dining hall Tuesday afternoon. Several years ago, the Liturgists, an experimental art project spearheaded by Michael and Lisa […]
January 31, 2017 at 7:47 pm
At the United Methodist General Conference in Portland last summer, Bishop Abrahams preached a sermon titled “Go in the name of Jesus of Palestine rather than Jesus of Constantine”. This sermon has stayed with me ever since, and it was especially on my mind this week. At the end of his first week in office, […]
January 31, 2017 at 1:41 pm
Yesterday, marked the first day of my time as a Chapel Associate. The meeting with the other interns brought about many inventive ideas for the service organization Nick, Denise, and I will begin work on. One idea that I found to be inspiring was a possibility of working with other religious groups on campus within […]
January 29, 2017 at 10:12 pm
I was originally about to write a blog post about my dreams and goals. I was going to reflect on what I really truly genuinely wanted to do after college, and whether or not I felt happy in my degree program because that has been pressing on me more and more lately. But, then I […]
January 29, 2017 at 7:22 pm
I have so many things that I want to say and yet at the same time I am having trouble finding the words. I am struggling to find words in the face of blatant xenophobia, hatred, fear, and ignorance. I am struggling to find words in a world in which it seems words and facts […]