“We know about the communion tables in the church sanctuary, but what about the communion tables outside? What if communion is also found in the sacred places that have always held room for us? The trees that have always said, ‘Come sit in my shade and rest,’ and the water that says, ‘Come bathe and drink and be refreshed,’ and the grasses that say, ‘Come and dance with me,’ and the seasons that say, ‘Come learn what it means to live a whole life.’” —Kaitlin B. Curtice, Native – Identity, Belonging, and Rediscovering God

“This world is pregnant with God!” —Angela of Foligno

Angela of Foligno (1248 – 1309) was an Italian Franciscan tertiary (lay person) who became known as a mystic from her extensive writings about her mystical revelations.

de·liv·er·ance – the action of being rescued or set free

Wonder dilates time

in Earth’s delivery room.

Love is born again.