by Sally Metzger | 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...
by Sally Metzger | Prayer, Raining Grace
When We Don’t Make the Grade It was my last class of the week—my first week as a teacher. “Ms. Metzger, you made a mistake when you totaled my score on the quiz. I earned an 87, not a 92,” the student said. “Wow! How honest you are. I’ll fix it.” The student’s...
by Sally Metzger | God is With You, Raining Grace, Trust God
EMBRACE THE GRACE OF NOW |Being Fully Alive in the Present Moment| During my teaching days, I looked forward to the occasional teacher-appreciation party, which involved FREE FOOD, comradery, and great door prizes. “Door prizes” got their name because a.) they get...
by Sally Metzger | Faith, Prayer, Raining Grace
Great Expectations |He’s Carved Your Name in His Palm| “Are we almost there?” whined four-year-old Brian an hour into our twelve-hour drive. Our summer adventure had been carefully planned and enthusiastically explained. We were a family with great expectations....
by Sally Metzger | God’s Grace, Grace of God, Prayer, Raining Grace
Authenticity Begins Where Ego Ends Most of us struggle to be authentic. If we don’t win the battle to be ourselves, our self will never have a chance to be. No one else can take over the privilege and challenge of our self-expression. I believe the glorious freedom of...
by Sally Metzger | Faith, Prayer, Raining Grace
Tapping into God’s Creativity I came home from church that Sunday not in my Sunday best. Oh, my clothes were okay, but my adolescent heart was in tatters. I’d been praying for a family member for months, seemingly to no avail. The Gospel reading that day had...
