We’ve experienced more life disruption in the past seven months than in the past seven years. We’ve been holding on for dear life. We’ve been telling ourselves we just have …
Piloting Faith: The Living Bridges Of Meghalaya
The northeast Indian state of Meghalaya is considered to be the wettest region in the world. The Khasi people who have lived there for generations have learned to live with …
Piloting Faith: In Search of Wisdom
With all of the trauma and drama we are living in, I felt I was losing bearings. So, I wrote a letter to myself. I wrote it as if I …
Piloting Faith: After the Presidential Debate
I’ve spent hours in conversation with people over the past two days who watched the presidential debate and then suffered post-traumatic stress responses. Suddenly, they remembered the terror they felt …
The Five Electorates
Its probably fair to say that most, if not all of us, feel profound anxiety when it comes to this election. No matter the outcome, we are going to have …
Piloting Faith: 200,000
200,000.200,000 lives.200,000 precious lives.200,000 precious lives lost. Today, we mark the passing of more lives than our hearts can hold or minds can absorb. We mark the passing of 200,000 …
Piloting Faith: Take only what you need
Recently I had a beautiful conversation with a colleague. Her mother had passed away, and she faced the overwhelming task of cleaning out her home. Weeks passed as she faced …
Piloting Faith: Reflections as I Recover from COVID
For the past 5 weeks, I have been among those struggling to recover from COVID-19. I experienced early symptoms, thought I was better, and then was slammed by a “second …
Piloting Faith: May Skywoman Fall Again
In Iroquois mythology, they have a beautiful story of how humans came to help form the world: The geese, turtles, otters, swans, ducks, fish of all kinds were living on the …
Chaplaincy in the Streets
by Rev. Anna Golladay I’ve spent the last three and a half weeks on my feet. I’ve walked over 50 miles in the heat, rain and humidity. I’ve laundered my …