These last two years have left many of us exhausted.  The challenges posed by COVID-19 have been formidable and unrelenting.  We have had to repeatedly adapt to new conditions in schools, workplaces, and community spaces.  And while doing so, we have been operating in a hyper-aroused state, anxious that we or someone we love could… Read More

Over the forty days of Lent, many Christian churches refrain from saying “alleluia.” The word, along with its variant “halleluja,” is the transliteration of a Hebrew word meaning “Praise Yahweh” (or simply “Praise God”).   “Alleluia” and “hallelujah” imagine a worshiper erupting in joyful praise.  The more penitential character of Lent can make such celebratory… Read More

As the pandemic approaches the two-year mark, many of us are feeling exhausted.  What we hoped might be a brief ordeal of a few months or weeks is stretching into years.  An anticipated 10k race turned into a marathon.  Then as 2021 neared its end, we thought we might be glimpsing the 26-mile mark just… Read More