first shot

I took a poll on Facebook and everyone who responded thought I should start a blog.  So here I go.

This blog is connected to the organization I created, Golden Circle Ministry (www.goldencircleministry.org), which aspires to honor ALL the cycles of life--not just the ones we like, but all the real, human ones--like being born, coming of age, getting married, and getting divorced.  Getting sick, dying, being grief-stricken.

The Golden Circle is the circle of life, of which we are all a part.  It is at times beautiful, at times deadly, at times laughable, at times tear-jerking.  I aim to be there--present--for the moments of my own life, and, if you prefer, I can try to be there--present--for some of the moments of yours.

I do this by slinking around the globe listening to people, by driving all over the Bay marrying and burying people, by inviting people into my home or into the lodge to pray or to be guided by their own sense of Spirit.

You are invited, too.

Some people don't believe in God.  There are days when I don't either.  It's all in the phrasing, how you describe this notion of "God," whether you make it believable.  Not that I have any investment in you believing.  I have an investment in your honesty and precision about what you DO believe.  Many people are too shy/scared/bored to elucidate what it is, exactly, they believe, and on top of that, what they long for.

So what do you long for?  When you've answered for yourself, you can answer for me, too.  I'm always listening.  And I believe the answer God is waiting for is our cumulative voice, our shouting, weeping, praying, singing, and whispering.  When I believe in God, I see a giant pair of ears always listening, an open heart always beating.  So whisper (or scream!) and be heard by infinite ears.  Snuggle up to that heart and let it lull you into dream-sleep.

When you wake up, tell me what you saw.  I'm waiting to paint your pictures on my wall.