Russell J. Levenson Jr. has been an ordained Episcopal priest for over thirty years. Having served in various roles at churches in Alabama, Virginia, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Florida, and was the rector of St. Martins’ Episcopal Church for 17 years. Levenson was awarded the Dean’s Cross from Virginia Theological Seminary in 2012. He was admitted into the Venerable Order of St. John of Jerusalem in 2015 and was elevated to the Office of Sub-Prelate for the Order in the United States Priory in 2021. He is the author of several books, including Witness to Dignity: The Life and Faith of George H.W. and Barbara Bush. Levenson lives in Mountain Brook, Alabama.
Preface Meditations 1
Idling 2
You Look Just Like Your Daddy 3
Fruit Stands 4
He Did, You Should 5
Watch Your Step 6
The Gift of Shame 7
Truth Hiding 8
Divine Layover 9
The Birthplace of Righteousness 10
Sometimes It Takes Two 11
Which Way to Go 12
Delighting in Rules 13
Crying, Laying, Waiting 14
A Refugium for Your Troubles 15
Healing the Hidden 16
Forsaken, But Not Forgotten 17
Holding Fast to the Shepherd 18
Seek and Hide 19
Meeting Your Desires 20
An Undivided Heart 21
Deserted Times 22
Hungering for Something More 23
"It's Not What You Know . . ." 24
"And When You Pray . . ." 25
Doling It Out 26
Doing the Right Thing 27
Listen Up! 28
Kid Stuff 29
No Darkness at All 30
Good Wine 31
Missing the Mark and Hitting the Bullseye 32
Everyone? 33
Have Love 34
Be Reconciled 35
What Do You Do with the Thorns? 36
Drawing Circles 37
Imitation of a Life 38
Press On 39
Serious Business 40
Putting Your Gift to Work Afterword The Safest of All Places Acknowledgments Scriptural Index Index of Authors Cited
