Stand There and Shine

Sue Monk Kidd writes, “When my daughter was small she got the dubious part of the Bethlehem star in a Christmas play. After her first rehearsal she burst through the door with her costume, a five-pointed star lined in shiny gold tinsel designed to drape over her like a sandwich board. ‘What exactly will you be doing in the play?’ I asked her. ‘I just stand there and shine.’ “

Our theme for the month of June is blessing. It makes me wonder what a blessing is, exactly, and how or when might we be blessings to one another. In our complicated, busy, confusing lives, let’s take a moment to wonder together.

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