Grace: A Poem For My Grandparents On Their 62nd Wedding Anniversary My grandparents taught me the beauty and the subtle art of grace through their relationship. Today they celebrate their 62nd wedding anniversary and as such I offer them this humble poem. They are people who are willing to suffer together because of their spirituality. Compassion for the other marked their relationship. It is quite challenging in a day when pop culture says that relationships are about ourselves. If you would like to read more of there story please click here. If you would like to check out more…
Reflections on Grace: The 62nd Wedding Anniversary of My Grandparents By The Rev. Rian Adams Today my grandparents, both alive and in good health, celebrate their 62nd wedding anniversary. I learned many lessons about grace as I watched and reflected on their relationship. I woke up early this morning intending to work on my dissertation that, ironically enough, focuses on a theology of mercy. That’s when it hit me; a great way to understand mercy is to reflect on how amazing people have lived their vocations together these past 62 years. Their love has modeled compassion and…
Soulmates by Rian Adams The poem soulmates observes the ever illusive term in light of what love brings out of us. We often put emphasis on what love gives us and not it’s transformation in us. The concept of soulmate goes beyond feelings and, in fact, describes a type of relationship where unity and individuality are products of grace between two hearts. Have you ever been a better, deeper, person because of another? Soulmates are the people who pull out the dormant depth that was in us all along. The kind of relationship that calls us to…