Jesus with gray hair? That’s not an image I’d ever imagined, not until my six-year-old granddaughter created one.
About Mary Lee Wile
Epiphany, Inclusivity, and Restroom Wisdom
Not long ago, as I waited to use the restroom at Friendly Toast in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, I became intensely aware of the sign on the door
Resurrection, With Wounds
“Resurrection comes amid the deep loss that plunges us into darkness, when life hurts and makes no sense.” Br. Luke Ditewig, SSJE The day after […]
Letting the Little Children Gather at General Convention
Editor’s Note: This post has been adapted from Mary Lee’s original post for The New Northeast, a online community for the Episcopal Diocese of Maine. […]
Life’s Longing for Itself
These days my prayers are an admission that I’m not the one in control.
Trying – and sometimes failing – to commend the faith with grandkids at Christmastime.
Talking with unchurched grandchildren about matters of faith involves a dance whose steps I’m still learning.
Calling On God in Common, Creative Prayer
The creation of these prayers nearly always binds a group together in profound ways.
The Bible and quantum physics teach us: our actions affect future generations.
What we do now will affect those born a century from now.
Family travels can be like pilgrimages – even if you’re not going far.
Family visits can be a pilgrimage into the heart of love and acceptance, not perfect like God’s love, but a great reflection.
My morning prayers keep me focused on the Holy Spirit’s presence.
For twenty years, my prayer practice reminded me that my children were sealed with the Holy Spirit and marked as Christ’s own forever.