Sarah Holst (formerly Wurst) is currently doing a split internship with Bartimaeus Cooperative Ministries and the Abundant Table Farm Project. Here, she reflects about her process in creating the Equinox Liturgy for Farm Church a week ago. A week ago, I was washing the dishes after a shared breakfast at Ched and Elaine’s and … Continue reading Together, We Are the Landscape of Change
Reflections on The Tragedy in Isla Vista and the Life of Dr. Maya Angelou
“A pattern for survival is fiercely slated.” – Joy Harjo by Sarah Wurst May 28, 2014 In the aftermath of tragedy so close to home and community, where brokenness is highlighted by blatantly spoken hatred and violence, I have been holding all the nuances of responding to something like the Isla Vista shooting. As a person who … Continue reading Reflections on The Tragedy in Isla Vista and the Life of Dr. Maya Angelou
Caminemos Juntos
This message was given by our Farm Manager, Reyna Ortega, at our early morning Ash Wednesday service on the Farm. Our wonderful interns and farm team put together a meaningful imposition of “ashes” from the soil of our fields. Remember you are earth, and to earth you shall return.” — Spanish message followed by English … Continue reading Caminemos Juntos
And God Came Down on Christmas Night…
Recently, I joined BCM and friends for an evening of pause and reflection on the turning of the seasons and the welcoming of winter. Ched reminded us of the importance of developing an attunement with the natural seasons (as opposed to the consumer season – Starbucks, Macy’s, television, etc., which starts earlier and earlier each … Continue reading And God Came Down on Christmas Night…
Reflections this Advent: A Light Blooms from the Rich Soil of the Darkness
This reflection was originally posted in the monthly Bartimeaus Cooperative Ministries’ e-newsletter. “The soil is the great connector of lives, the source and destination of all. It is the healer and restorer and resurrector, by which disease passes into health, age into youth, death into life. Without proper care for it we can … Continue reading Reflections this Advent: A Light Blooms from the Rich Soil of the Darkness
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