by Sally Metzger | Oct 12, 2022 | Christ’s Humanity, Raining Grace, Raising Kids in Christ
|Experiencing Christ’s Humanity| As a child, I’d pull myself up and stand on the piano bench to gaze at baby Jesus. He slept soundly, stuck to His bed. I knew my mom was an artist when she cut stray branches from our Christmas tree and propped them up behind the...
by Sally Metzger | Jun 22, 2022 | Healing, Raining Grace
My prayer (pictured above) asks for our healing—body, mind, and spirit. How can our world, still reeling from Covid, war, and mounting divisiveness, be healed? We need grace, Divine intervention, if you will. We also need to see. To see the possibility of a better...
by Sally Metzger | Apr 23, 2022 | God’s Presence, Raining Grace
Add Public Speaking to Your Comfort Zone |Add Public Speaking to Your Comfort Zone| It was my first-year teaching theology at the school, and I’d foolishly agreed to speak to the 900+ educational community at a prayer service. What was I thinking when I said yes?...
by Sally Metzger | Mar 9, 2022 | God is With You, God’s Presence, Raining Grace, Trust God
THE PRACTICE OF THE PRESENCE OF GOD We all can enjoy great intimacy with God! Brother Lawrence, a Carmelite monk of the 17th-century, was the chief cook of his order and was always in the kitchen. His position was perfect for him because he made it his project to...
by Sally Metzger | Dec 2, 2021 | Compassion, Holy Spirit, Mercy, Raining Grace
Tune in to the Drama Within Many of us have more or less sworn off “drama.” We realize some people manufacture torment in their lives and relationships because it gives them something to do, enemies to fight, problems to gnaw on. We know there’s no need...
by Sally Metzger | Dec 2, 2021 | Centered in God, Raining Grace
Twilight Zone (Or Lost) I was five years old, squirming in my chair. My haircut successfully completed, I was waiting for my mom’s hair to be finished. “Honey, do you want to walk home all by yourself?” Today Mom’s hairdresser would call Child Services, but we lived...
