Thanks you as I struggle to stay. I find myself wandering into despair, overwhelmed by it all. You are reminding me (once again) that I need to remain and not give in. Your words: "The work is not to feel calm all the time. It is to remain available: available to this moment, available to the people in front of you, available to the small, necessary acts of care that are always within reach." help me to see what must be done. Thanks for this gift, and I pray I can remain available.
Thank you for your post. I am reminded that Christ is in solidarity with our suffering. As the Friends (Quakers) say, Jesus is our present teacher. Help us all to sense and hear Christ in these extraordinary times.
Dear Rev. Cameron, Thank you for staying with us in your daily meditations, prayers, reflection questions. I too am staying with/in the communities I serve and support. The bereavement ministry I facilitate still met yesterday, we stayed in continuing community, we walked/prayed the stations of the Cross behind our Church, and returned to our meeting room continuing to stay for each other. I have been expanding my personal reach/staying through organizations I discovered in Convergence. Like you, I stay in my online presence. I stay for those who seek me out to talk; who are suffering not only in their personal life, but taking on the collective grief which seems to be attacking us from all sides. The losses and potential losses we foresee. We must stay in the present. God Bless You for your vocation.
Thanks once again for your work. I'm sure it's not easy to continue posting regularly in the midst of this chaos. I want you to know that I find your posts remarkably helpful.
The big picture??? The whole world is threatened by the choke hold of a man who worships the Golden Calf. Oligarchs salivate over their riches - gold bars and crypto currency. Meanwhile Mother Nature is being tortured and raped by male predators addicted to weapons of mass destruction. Truth and transparency are under threat by AI....radical confusion predicted by the biblical Tower of Babel.
I appreciate the prayer today, Cameron, especially the part;
“Give us the courage to stay present to this moment,
to one another,
and to the quiet work of care that still holds the world together.”
Amen.
You have written about the small acts done in love and care for others are important to keep us grounded. It is a type of resistance that is powerful. It keeps me hopeful; and brings a glimpse of God’s Kingdom here. Thank you, Cameron!
Today’s treasure: “The work is not to feel calm all the time. It is to remain available: available to this moment, available to the people in front of you, available to the small, necessary acts of care that are always within reach.” I can think of no better way to honor this first day of spring. Thank you. 💐
Yes, AND there is a danger in asking people to just “stay” with the challenging feelings because some may feel they are being asked to ENDURE the intolerable, the illegal, the immoral (and if they can’t, they feel worse about themselves) rather than to also actively address these things.
Thanks you as I struggle to stay. I find myself wandering into despair, overwhelmed by it all. You are reminding me (once again) that I need to remain and not give in. Your words: "The work is not to feel calm all the time. It is to remain available: available to this moment, available to the people in front of you, available to the small, necessary acts of care that are always within reach." help me to see what must be done. Thanks for this gift, and I pray I can remain available.
Thank you for your post. I am reminded that Christ is in solidarity with our suffering. As the Friends (Quakers) say, Jesus is our present teacher. Help us all to sense and hear Christ in these extraordinary times.
Dear Rev. Cameron, Thank you for staying with us in your daily meditations, prayers, reflection questions. I too am staying with/in the communities I serve and support. The bereavement ministry I facilitate still met yesterday, we stayed in continuing community, we walked/prayed the stations of the Cross behind our Church, and returned to our meeting room continuing to stay for each other. I have been expanding my personal reach/staying through organizations I discovered in Convergence. Like you, I stay in my online presence. I stay for those who seek me out to talk; who are suffering not only in their personal life, but taking on the collective grief which seems to be attacking us from all sides. The losses and potential losses we foresee. We must stay in the present. God Bless You for your vocation.
Thanks once again for your work. I'm sure it's not easy to continue posting regularly in the midst of this chaos. I want you to know that I find your posts remarkably helpful.
The big picture??? The whole world is threatened by the choke hold of a man who worships the Golden Calf. Oligarchs salivate over their riches - gold bars and crypto currency. Meanwhile Mother Nature is being tortured and raped by male predators addicted to weapons of mass destruction. Truth and transparency are under threat by AI....radical confusion predicted by the biblical Tower of Babel.
I appreciate the prayer today, Cameron, especially the part;
“Give us the courage to stay present to this moment,
to one another,
and to the quiet work of care that still holds the world together.”
Amen.
You have written about the small acts done in love and care for others are important to keep us grounded. It is a type of resistance that is powerful. It keeps me hopeful; and brings a glimpse of God’s Kingdom here. Thank you, Cameron!
Stay stay stay in the present moment, be aware, care deeply.
Amen and thank you.
Waves of fear approach
Ride them as a surfer would
Thrashing will drown you
OPEN, GROUNDED, and ALIVE!
Thank you. A beautiful and clear message for this challenging time.
🙏🏻🕊️
Today’s treasure: “The work is not to feel calm all the time. It is to remain available: available to this moment, available to the people in front of you, available to the small, necessary acts of care that are always within reach.” I can think of no better way to honor this first day of spring. Thank you. 💐
This is so true! Thank you for your words of encouragement and hope.
Yes, AND there is a danger in asking people to just “stay” with the challenging feelings because some may feel they are being asked to ENDURE the intolerable, the illegal, the immoral (and if they can’t, they feel worse about themselves) rather than to also actively address these things.
It’s always… yes, and….
coming together and falling apart…
Uncertain times, world...
we’ll learn “to live within it.”
We know “how to breathe.”
...
In this moment, here,
“to remain available.”
To what’s within reach.
...
“Without guarantees,”
“without knowing outcomes,”
Remain open, love.
...
“To stay with ourselves...
with each other... rooted,” deep.
“In this together.”
Thank you.
Practicing presence in a moment of absence 💞
In the midst of its absence..
This is such a wonderful word. Thank you!