The Desert Foundation
We are a small informal Circle of Friends, exploring the wisdom of the desert and the inner desert of loss, grief, and injustice, offering stories of hope in a welcoming Tent of Meeting. You do not have to experience the geographical desert. Whether you live in the Sahara or San Francisco, the Mohave or Madagascar, the Sonoran or Saigon, the desert calls you to the intimate depths of your own heart and opens you to the hearts of the whole human family, the Beloved Community.
“The spiritual life requires us to do more than read a good book or go on a restful retreat… [It is] first and foremost about commitment to a way of thinking and behaving that honors principles of inter-being and interconnectedness.”
bell hooks, All about Love: New Visions
Who We Are
Reflections
Big Ifs in Israel and Palestine
The outbreak of war in Israel/Palestine on October 7, 2023 prompted me to post these reflections based on a visit to the Holy Land in 2007. A look at the conditions then may help us understand the current tragedy. My most recent post on the war is here. May those who have suffered most find a way to future healing.[zinv_drop_cap dropcap_background_color="#00457A" _builder_version="4.23.1" _module_preset="default" dropcap_text_color="#FFFFFF"...
Caravans: Rich, Full, and Empty
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Marigold and Leaf Mold
Here in the North, leaves fall through lightAnd leave last dry scattered whispersAlong the earth. Lives fall like leaves,Out of season some,Torn by storms too soonFrom shuddering branches. I remember...
What We Do
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