Today's meditation was written by Cathy Self, Senior Vice President for the Baptist Healing Trust.      "We're all lovers, and we're all destroyers. We're all frightened and at the same time we all want terribly to trust. This is part of our struggle. We have to help what is most beautiful to emerge in us…

"A successful life is one that is lived through understanding and pursuing one's own path, not chasing after the dreams of others."  Chin-Ning Chu Today's meditation was written by Cathy Self, Senior Vice President for the Baptist Healing Trust.      Tracy Roberts, a colleague who is devoted to helping create space for relationship and peace,…

   In a comment posted today, Karen York, Executive Vice President of Nashville-based Alive Hospice, talked about the things she does to brighten the days of strangers she encounters in various transactions. What struck me as particularly loving is that she continues to offer kind gestures whether or not she receives a kind response in…

       Today's mediatation was written by Cathy Self, Senior Vice President for the Baptist Healing Trust.      The story of the traveler has been told and re-told for generations in West Africa. There was once an elderly and wise gentleman who lived in a village. He would often spend his days sitting under the shade…

We, as readers, have the chance to plant seeds about us every day by the actions we take and the stories we tell. The following story may plant such a seed in your heart.