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If mercy is when you don鈥檛 get what you do deserve then Grace is when you get what you don鈥檛 deserve. Grace is undeserved kindness. We鈥檙e all familiar with the modern-day idioms: 鈥渂y the grace of God鈥�; 鈥済race period鈥� or 鈥渁 saving grace鈥�.

Every second of our life is a moment of happiness, peace or struggle. Every day, we are grateful for the things that make us happy. But what about the things that make us unhappy? This past year has been full of challenges for all of us.

I always thought that life has to be without difficulties and full of happiness because God wanted it that way.

Why are there pandemics and other natural disasters that cause so much suffering? Why do children sometimes die of agonizing bone cancer? Why is there evil in the world? These are not rhetorical questions.

We were happy to learn on December 30 th that our Chair and board member for Indigenous Spirituality, John Borrows, has been named an Officer of the Order of Canada, 鈥渇or his scholarly work on Indigenous rights and legal traditions, which have had a

Existing as a Muslim in this modern world is beautiful. Existing as a Muslim woman is a paradox to some, and a point of distress for others.

There is a sense of great hope mixed with a nagging anxiety as we turn the page on 2020 and head into the unknown territory of this new year.

As I write Duncan is experiencing the first day of Winter in the words of one of the hymns that will be sung during our Longest Night Service at 7pm (if the聽power comes back on).

Right now, we are growing up in a world that is constantly turning, changing and evolving. We are finding our own ways of life, facing our own challenges and beginning to find out who we really are.

What if the threat of racism spreads in ways similar to the spread of Covid-19? This is a question T.J.