March 15, 2026 A Reflection by Rev. Allison Burns-LaGreca; St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Stone Harbor, NJ Grief does not arrive loudly. It slips in like fog through open windows, settles in the ribs, makes a home behind the eyes. It drinks coffee with us in the morning. It folds laundry. It waits in traffic lights. It stands barefoot on cold kitchen floors while kettles hum and headlines bruise the heart. We carry it quietly, this layered sorrow.   There is the grief of the wo

March 1, 2026 Once upon a time…there was a woman named Dee. She was generous in many ways. She worked hard, supported good causes, and was respected in her community. Over time, her success brought her a beautiful home set in stunning grounds: trees and meadow, flowers and vegetables, even a path down to the sea. She tended it carefully and often stood at the window, satisfied. Surely, she thought, this was a fair reward for a life of good works. One afternoon, she heard laug

February 15, 2026 A Meditation by Rev. Cameron Trimble* (Posted Online Jan 09, 2026) “Truth has stumbled in the public square, and uprightness cannot enter.”  — Isaiah 59:14 K. Mitch Hodge  on  Unsplash Grief is accumulating faster than we can metabolize it. Many of us are still reeling from the murder of Renee Nicole Good, a life taken by a federal ICE agent, followed not by humility or accountability from our national leaders, but by a manufactured narrative designed to jus

February 1, 2026 Our Journey (DMM) What do I do with my fear? Not mild anxiety.  Fear and terror. All around me the things I relied on, the safe quiet spaces and routines of my former life, they are crumbling around me. I try to pray, but my heart is pounding, and I am too wound up to be able to still myself in God’s presence, which is how I pray, how I settle to my daily routine of time with my beloved God. But today, I have no capacity for quiet settling. I am afraid. I fe

From Joyce Rupp’s January 2026 Newsletter January 15, 2026 (Psalm119:105) by Nabil Ebraheim Companioning Spirit, a new year beckons. As I cross the threshold from the past into the unknown territory that lies ahead, be a lamp under my feet so every step I take is accompanied by grace-filled clarity.   Lead me into situations that draw forth my abilities to be a person of good will whose actions bear the mark of peace.   Move me to kindhearted decisions based on the primary ca