Amy Secrist

Tag: grace

  • God beyond God

      “God is always beyond God, the iconoclast par excellence, who over and over breaks out of the forms and symbols of our making.” ~ Bernard J. Lee, SM I stand at the sink scrubbing the shiny steel pan when my littlest one asks me to read. I ask for his patience, one, two, three…

  • What Moves

    When I lift my gaze above the branches, my lungs expand. Grace comes like that, subtly, like breath, unexpectedly, like the wind, invisible except for what moves.

  • For Thomas (On the Occasion of His Tenth Birthday)

    Often you say to me, “I can’t believe you’re my mom.” I choose to take this as a compliment. Often I say to you, ” Please stop acting like an almost 10-year-old.” I insist you take this as a compliment. When I think of life a decade ago, I wince at all my oozing pridefulness.…