Author Archives: Tamara Plummer

Last night was an emotional roller coaster. The discernment meeting process has begun and my ego filled questions, doubts, and certainty happened at various points during the meeting. These are confidential meetings, but I feel like talking about my own business doesn’t violate anything. If someone disagrees, please let me know. So here’s the anxietyContinue reading “It has begun”

The question I am struggling with most right now is: worthiness vs. predictions of truth. I have been asked several times if I believe myself worthy of love from a life partner person. Or do I think that I am worthy of God’s love? The second one is more complicated than the first. In seekingContinue reading “The question of worthiness”

Forward Day by Day is great because the writers are able to say my complex thoughts of the day’s lessons into simple terms. Today’s meditation is awesome and I offer it without comment. Psalm 51. Make me hear of joy and gladness, that the body you have broken may rejoice. Here’s this moment where DavidContinue reading ““don’t waste your brokeness””

So as the title of this blog suggests, God got jokes. As I read today’s Forward readings, I came across Psalm 51, which is written about below. But I have been splitting up the readings and the others are Ecclesiastes, which by the way is the bomb, and the Jesus walking on water one. NowContinue reading “Anansi the spider might be God”

Sometimes I think I am a Jew. I love Jewish celebrations (ok maybe I am just obsessed with food) and the overall sense of worthiness and yet self loathing that seems to string its way through the old testament. Today’s forward reflection is on Psalm 51. A good chunk of it is used in penitentialContinue reading “The disturbing comfort of Psalm 51”

Most recently, the anxiety is coming back. My first meeting is next week for the seekers. We meet in a group of 10 (4 seekers, 4 companions, and 2 group leaders). Yes I may have googled all the people in the group and maybe I even compared and judged a little. But the truth is thatContinue reading “The anxiety arises”

According to St. Paul a Bishop should: Be above approach married only once temperate sensible respectable hospitable an apt teacher not a drunkard not violent, but gentle not quarrelsome not a lover of money manage his own household keep his children submissive and respectful not be a recent convert be well thought of by outsidersContinue reading “Qualifications”

So I have been reading a whole lot of Iyanla Vanzant after watching way too much Oprah’s life class.In her book, Up From Here she says, “For men, doing is the defining function of the masculine persona. Being on the other hand, is spiritual. It’s an inward movement, a consciousness of the natural essence. FewContinue reading “Being VS. Doing”

REMINDER: I/You/We are worthy of God’s love and are chosen by God not by our hearts. Ephesians 3:14-21 (bold my emphasis) For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you withContinue reading “Reminders”