You rode in on a wave of anxious expectation and over-long labor with an apt name: Rider.\u00a0 What other waves of energy,\u00a0 ferment, and hope will you saddle, bridle and ride through this world, this life, this crazy, wonderful, frightening universe?\u00a0 My grandson, may you tame the vast forces around you: individuality and community, art and love, wisdom and generosity and ride them onward, learning and loving, taking and giving.\u00a0 May you know and ride with the One who rides the clouds of heaven who rode from birth through death to life again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
You rode in on a wave of anxious expectation and over-long labor with an apt name: Rider.\u00a0 What other waves of energy,\u00a0 ferment, and hope will you saddle, bridle and ride through this world, this life, this crazy, wonderful, frightening … Continue reading