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Unnoticed and Unclaimed

Divine Treasures In Unexpected Moments I found myself on the steps of the centuries-old cathedral as the door swung open for the annual Christmas chorus. My solitary wandering around Old Town Santa Fe led me here, dodging the festive holiday crowd as they streamed inside. The event was sold out. But thanks to a kind usher and an unclaimed ticket, I slipped in just as the door closed, and took a seat intended for someone else. As the rustle of nine hundred or so attendees gr

Kerry Morris

Last week on my blog I wrote about the tradition - across many faiths - of going alone into nature to connect to God…

But this week I accidentally attended a very crowded Christmas concert in a very old church, and was reminded that sometimes heaven touches earth when things are anything but quiet and solitary.

Here is a quick unscheduled blog post that makes a nice companion to the last one.

Happy Holidays!

Kerry

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Unnoticed and Unclaimed

Divine Treasures In Unexpected Moments I found myself on the steps of the centuries-old cathedral as the door swung open for the annual Christmas chorus. My solitary wandering around Old Town Santa Fe led me here, dodging the festive holiday crowd as they streamed inside. The event was sold out. But thanks to a kind usher and an unclaimed ticket, I slipped in just as the door closed, and took a seat intended for someone else. As the rustle of nine hundred or so attendees gr

Solitary But Not Alone

Sometimes God Shows Up When We Get Away I am very busy. I’m not sure if that is a badge of honor or of shame. My particular flavor of busy often involves large meetings and airports and busy streets and crowded events. And it all seems to build to a crescendo late in the year. Ironically, it is often in these moments, surrounded by a crush of humanity and things made by human hands, that I feel the most alone. Loneliness is not just a lack of companionship, but a lack of conn

Linus and Redefining the Divine: How Christmas Rewrote Our Understanding of God

Linus was my favorite Peanuts character when I was a kid. I didn’t share his blanket attachment, but I loved his philosophical calmness — a rare trait in children’s characters, except for Pooh. Linus’ most memorable moment comes in “A Charlie Brown Christmas”. The other kids were worried about the perfect tree, the perfect decorations, the perfect Christmas performance - frazzled and frustrated and exhausted. In a calendar full of holidays, why should this one stand out? In

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