Alone With The Heavens

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The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature.

~ Anne Frank

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Inuit Song

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I think over again my small adventures, my fears,

These small ones that seemed so big.
For all the vital things I had to get and to reach.

And yet there is only one great thing,

The only thing.

To live to see the great day that dawns
and the light that fills the world.


- Inuit song

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The Hunger Site

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There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.

- Mahatma Gandhi



Wondering what you can do, right now? Saint Anne's now has a link to The Hunger Site on the side bar to the left. (You may have to scroll down a bit.) You can also click right here:

If you have just an extra second each day, you can "Click to Give", at The Hunger Site. It's easy and it's free and you can donate a cup of rice, daily, simply by visiting the site and clicking on the appropriate button.

(The Hunger Site also has an amazing, fair-trade, store at which to shop to give more!)

Happy clicking!

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Final Thoughts On Lambeth

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Are we whole? Not yet. I am not sure we shall be whole as this Communion within the lifetime of any one of us, maybe ever. On the other hand, that concept of wholeness may itself be an idol, for it is God who does the weaving and knitting and molding so that we may be one as a communion even when we are not of one mind. We may never be able to be of one mind, but we may be able to be of one heart, by God's grace.

- An excerpt from Bishop James Jelinek's thoughts at the conclusion of the Lambeth Conference.


To read more of Bishop Jelinek's thoughts as he attended the Lambeth Conference, go to his Letters from Lambeth page on the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota website.

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Simple Questions

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The simplest questions are the most profound.



Where were you born?


Where is your home?


Where are you going?


What are you doing?




Think about these once in a while, and watch your answers change.


- Richard Bach, Illusions


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Listen To Your Life

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Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery that it is. In the boredom and the pain of it no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it, because in the last analysis all moments are key moments, and life itself is grace.

- Frederick Buechner

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Prayers For Lambeth

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We are standing at the edge
Faced with just one choice
Teach each other to be kind
And let our hearts rejoice
As different as we seem to be
We are still the same
Divided by our separate walls
But joined before the flame

- Beth Nielson Chapman


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We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord
We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord
And we pray that all unity may one day be restored
And they'll know we are Christians by our love, by our love
They will know we are Christians by our love

We will work with each other, we will work side by side
We will work with each other, we will work side by side
And we'll guard each one's dignity and save each one's pride
And they'll know we are Christians by our love, by our love
They will know we are Christians by our love


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On the eve of the Lambeth Conference, we raise our voices in song and our hearts in love. Our prayers are with those attending, and with those not attending. And they’ll know we are Christians by our love, by our love. Yes, they’ll know we are Christians by our love.


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For some first-hand experiences:

Bishop Jelinek is posting Letters from Lambeth here.

A small group of Bishops are blogging from Lambeth here.

Bishop Robinson is blogging about his experiences here.