As surely as I begin this chronicle, I remain firm in the conviction that every day of our lives we encounter angels unaware. It is a blessing for us to receive them. Even more so, it s a challenge for us to recognize them and bring them into the fold of our experience.

Of course, it s the nature of their subtle grace that they seldom proclaim who they are. That is done to protect us. Otherwise we might consume ourselves in the fire of our own expectation. Every moment of every day is a gift in waiting to let us see this world more clearly and what our role is to...