Another Daily Lift – “Free of Mental Turmoil at Election Time”

Contributed by:  Lois Herr — First Church of Christ, Scientist, McLean Many people set aside time in their day for prayer, reflection, or meditation. As a Christian Science practitioner, I often find inspiration in daily audio reflections, called the Daily Lift, and presented by members of our church. A recent timely Daily Lift by Nhung McLeland […]

The Coolness of Our Eyes: The Heart’s Cry

Contributed by Yerusalem Work May your children be the coolness of your eyes! This Arabic expression qurrata a’yun (قُرَّ‌ةَ أَعْيُنٍ) conveys a message of love and joy. It refers to tears that flow from a sense of comfort after having achieved refuge.  Quran 25:74 includes a prayer that Allah makes our spouses and children the […]

An Interfaith Gathering Blessing

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Trish Hall, Center for Spiritual Living, Metro As the daily news bombards us with images of war and natural disasters, and anxiety attendant to the upcoming Presidential election swirls around us, I invite you to take a moment to consider the following blessing that I shared at a recent interfaith gathering.  […]

Empathy

Contributed by Stephen Wickman, St. Thomas Episcopal As much as some might disparage public broadcasting, the BBC provides a wonderful service allowing members of the British faith community to share their thoughts. I was reminded of this over the weekend when the BBC “Thought For the Day” covered the latest developments in what some call […]

Britepaths’ Emergency Food Support Program & 40th Anniversary Gala

Contributed by:  David Joyner, Britepaths Britepaths is a Tyson’s area non-profit that develops sustainable solutions to stabilize low-income working families, builds resilience through financial literacy and mentoring, and provides seasonal support to families in need. A critically important service Britepaths provides for struggling Fairfax County neighbors is the Emergency Food Support program. Every donation, whether monetary […]

In Difficult Conversations:  “Be Imitators of God”

Contributed by:  Susan Posey, Redeemer Lutheran “Be Imitators of God” was the title of our Pastor’s recent sermon.  My thought was, “Well, that’s a pretty tall order – exactly how are we to do that?”  Pastor Sandy Kessinger’s sermon was based on Paul’s instructions in Ephesians 4:25 – 5:2.  What are these instructions and how […]

Days of Difficult Conversations

Contributed By: Stephen Wickman, St. Thomas Episcopal Earlier this summer, I was blessed to attend a reunion on the Eastern Shore.  Unfortunately, while there, I got into two heated conversations about politics—one with the husband of a friend of 60 years and the other with a total stranger in a bar. While I was away, […]

Refresh Your Spirit Through Nature

Contributed by Michael Goldberg, the Baha’i Community In 1945, delegates from all over the world met in San Francisco to establish the United Nations. On May 19, they traveled to Muir Woods to honor the memory of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. President Roosevelt believed in the value of national parks as sources of inspiration and […]

Freedom’s Edge, a Poem

By Yerusalem Work You stood castle-high, singing on the midnight-moonlit balcony Your voice reached across the vast, star-scattered skies Tears poured from my eyes You left a palace to address the issue of contentment You gave us light—a messenger of the messengers My thoughts took flight The height of a hummingbird, the rhythm complete with […]

St. Thomas’s Share Garden

Contributed by Stephen Wickman, St. Thomas Episcopal Members of St. Thomas Episcopal (a founding congregation of Tysons Interfaith) have created a vegetable garden. We are delighted that our garden is starting to yield fresh produce that we are delivering to SHARE of McLean, which is housed at another Tysons Interfaith congregation, McLean Baptist Church. Our […]