February 2026

Father and Son

“I keep asking you to be closer to me, so I can follow you better.”

“I’ve noticed.”

“Then why don’t you seem closer?”

“Why do you think?”

“Why are you asking me? You’re the Almighty! I’m just me!”

“Why should I do all the heavy lifting? I’m always here.”

“Then why don’t you seem closer?”

“You just asked that. Think.”

Josh awoke, agitated from what he had been calling his recurring “circle dream,” because the question never got resolved. That afternoon, Josh’s neighbor, Paul, stopped by. Paul was excited that things had turned a corner with Andy, his 14-year-old son, who had been drifting away over several months.

Spike Brimmer
Spiritual Director

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