Where Faith and Life Meet
I explore the intersections of faith and life,—those places along the journey where we experience the push and pull of the meaning we yearn for, the demands we face, and the opportunities we have. I believe that it’s possible for us to live wisely, joyfully, and effectively as we navigate the contrast between our world as it is and as it could be and the creative tension between who we are and who we’re becoming.
I trust that Love is the source, center, and goal of life: we’re here to learn that we—all of us—are beloved children of God. Genuine justice, tender mercy, and authentic peace flow from embodying and enacting that awareness.
In my writing and speaking, I offer what I’m learning on my own journey, and, in my work as a companion-guide, I walk alongside people and groups as they continue to learn from theirs.
– Guy Sayles
My Writing Blog
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Anxiety and Trust
Anxiety stalks me with foreboding about impending trouble or looming crisis. I feel its icy grip when a worry I’ve had since childhood surfaces: I’ve been left alone. I’m on my own. I hear its sneering criticisms: You’re not enough and never will be. You can’t do...
Leadership, Character, and Racism
Character and values matter. This truth is worth repeating, since who we are shapes what we do, and what we do shapes who we become. As a pastor (now retired), I’ve attempted to avoid partisanship, but some issues and actions transcend politics. The crises our nation...
Finding Quiet Within and Speaking Out
It’s difficult for many of us to find inner quiet and calm. When we manage, however fleetingly, to be still, we find that clanging, chattering, and confusing noise clamors in our hearts and minds. Much of that noise echoes myriad distractions in the external world,...