Displaced
Several years ago I visited the nursing home around the corner from my church. I
felt compelled to encourage the sick and elderly with conversation, Psalms read
aloud and prayer. But to my
Jenni Simmons
Jenni Simmons is the Editor of the <a href="http://www.arthouseamerica.com/blog">Art House America Blog</a>, and a creative nonfiction writer. Her writing has appeared in Comment Magazine and Proximit
The Liturgy of the Sky
Wedges of geese flying overhead ritualistically at twilight. Nice to know what
we can count on. #summerevenings
—Terry Tempest Williams, Twitter
When I look at Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
the
My Voice, Lost and Found
> “There is something deep within us, in everybody, that gets buried and distorted
and confused and corrupted by what happens to us. But it is there as a source of
insight and
The Slow Art of Tea
As we remember the tragedies of September 11, 2001, Jenni Simmons offers a
reminder of the small rituals that comfort and root us. This essay originally
appeared in The Curator on November 28,
The Liturgy of a Patio
Our church [http://www.holytrinityrec.org/] has always been a unique place. It
is small, it is Anglican, it is family. We worship with liturgical gusto.
Afterward, we gather outside on the patio