Invisible Gifts
Some gifts are hard to see The heart pumping blood throughout the body The liver digesting what we put in These gifts are not always visible I often choose not to acknowledge these gifts He told me that faith without…
Jumping In With Complete Abandon: Finding My Sanctuary
Where do you find your sanctuary? As I embarked on the journey I began at the beginning of my service year in San Francisco, I was seeking out a place where I could find my own sanctuary. Luckily, I found…
A Path To Friendships
When I first began my year of service at Faithful Fools back in August, I knew it was not going to be a typical year as most of the Fools programs had been stopped due to Covid-19. Nonetheless, my experience…
Nourishing My Soul: Spiritual Play
When the hazardous air quality from September’s California fires forced my community to stay inside, we passed our time by playing games together. These moments were imaginative and surprisingly, spiritual. Take for example our unnamed game where we use tennis…
Making the World a More Loving Place
It’s about relationship. I’m returning to Faithful Fools for my second year as a Mercy Volunteer because I want to continue to develop relationships with the Tenderloin, its residents, and the Fools. Since our primary ministry as Fools is building…