Taiwan Episcopal Church Diocesan Convention ๅฐ็ฃ่–ๅ…ฌๆœƒ็ฌฌ61ๅฑ†ๆ•™ๅ€่ญฐๆœƒ 2021

The Taiwan Episcopal Church Diocesan Convention 2021 was held last weekend, March 5-6, at St. Timothyโ€™s Church, Kaohsiung… As Covid-19 in Taiwan continues to be contained through strict border and quarantine controls, so we are grateful that our convention could … Continue reading Taiwan Episcopal Church Diocesan Convention ๅฐ็ฃ่–ๅ…ฌๆœƒ็ฌฌ61ๅฑ†ๆ•™ๅ€่ญฐๆœƒ 2021

๐ŸฎChinese New Year Blessings @ Pingtung ๅฑๆฑ: The Place to Be!๐Ÿฎ

Pingtung: yes, it’s THE place to be for Chinese New Year (aka Lunar New Year / Spring Festival)! Everywhere is beautifully and creatively lit up with lanterns, and the temples and streets are busy. Although the pandemic has meant less … Continue reading ๐ŸฎChinese New Year Blessings @ Pingtung ๅฑๆฑ: The Place to Be!๐Ÿฎ

Advent & Christmas 2020 ๐ŸŽ„๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐ŸŽ…๐ŸฆŒ๐ŸŽโ›„๐ŸŒŸโ›ช๐Ÿ””๐Ÿคถ๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ‘ผ

December 2020 flashed past in a whirl of activities, but when I read last year’s blog post of Advent & Christmas 2019, this year seems so quiet in comparison. December 2019 was jam-packed full! This year things were quieter, partly … Continue reading Advent & Christmas 2020 ๐ŸŽ„๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐ŸŽ…๐ŸฆŒ๐ŸŽโ›„๐ŸŒŸโ›ช๐Ÿ””๐Ÿคถ๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ‘ผ

Advent Word 2020, Day 20 ‘Bless’ ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿ•บ

#AdventWord #Bless To BLESS is the act of honoring the divine in the other. Sometimes it is as simple as yielding our place in line to someone at the grocery store. Other times it takes a more sacramental approach. When blessing others, in the everyday or in the sacramental, the blessing is sacrificial and unconditional. During trying times, we must not lose sight of what it means to give ourselves a blessing. When blessing ourselves we practice self-compassion and self-forgiveness, and we find the imago dei within our own identity. For this is what fills the cups that we use … Continue reading Advent Word 2020, Day 20 ‘Bless’ ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿ•บ

Advent Word 2020, Day 17 ‘Worship’

#AdventWord #Worship I read once that โ€‹our worship must flow out of true selves and engage our spirit as we pursue truth, and yet so much about how we conduct worship often can feel as if we are putting on pretense – as if we are dressing up to play people who worship, instead of just being people who are worship-filled just as we are โ€“ messy, or tired; confused, or content. In a season that is ripe with dressing up, I wonder how we can bring our true selves and engage our spirits as we pursue the truth of … Continue reading Advent Word 2020, Day 17 ‘Worship’

Advent Word 2020, Day 13 ‘Word’

#AdventWord #Word A singular word can change the world. The Word created us, and it comes to us in flesh through Jesus; it has been given to you and me. If we do not listen carefully, we can miss it being spoken to us. If we do not embody and share it ourselves, we miss the opportunity to be transformed and to bring transformation. This world yearns for a word. This world yearns for a messenger. This world yearns for you. May we accept the call this day, to receive that Word, to embody it, and, most importantly, to share … Continue reading Advent Word 2020, Day 13 ‘Word’

Advent Word 2020, Day 11 ‘Mercy’

#AdventWord #Mercy Sometimes this word confines us as a small measure of what we require or are able to give. In thinking about mercy, we so frequently have our own narrow needs and restricted limits. Yet Godโ€™s mercy is boundless, amazingly so, reaching out, beyond anything that we can imagine, to embrace and to forgive. And as we experience it, fresh and full every day, our hearts expand in response to the miraculous gift that changes everything. The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning. Great is your … Continue reading Advent Word 2020, Day 11 ‘Mercy’