After thinking about all the things of the Church over which I am powerless (yesterday’s post), I ask … then, where IS my power? My power lies in dismantling my OWN structures, ideologies, mis-interpretations, plays for power, racism, elitism, seduction with hierarchies, abuse, and so much more.
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We admitted we were powerless over alcohol – that our lives had become unmanageable. Step 1 of the Twelve Steps of Al-Anon “It’s not just alcohol you are powerless over. You are powerless over people, places, and things that are not … you.” My sponsor spared none
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Al-Anon saved me. Time and time again – I have stumbled, with little strength left, into a meeting to find someone’s experience, strength, and hope giving me what I needed to keep going. That’s the beautiful mystery of recovery – it’s about me and it’s not about
Read more →Staring down the lonely hall, I wondered how in the WORLD I could regain my footing as an extrovert – off the chart – in my new world of ministry as a solo pastor of a tiny church. And what the hell is up with all this
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Domestic violence claims a few chapters of my story, but not all. And domestic violence does not hold me in chains of fear, self-hatred, or a cycle of “what-if”s any longer. Learning – almost two decades ago – that other women had survived domestic violence gave me
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