Hello! My name is Annie
Henkel, OP and I live in Mobile, Alabama.
I teach art and ukulele
for the City Parks and Recreation Department.
I also give some
occasional retreats
What I’m thinking about as
I listen to the surf and soak in the beauty of sea and sky, is how easy it is,
for me at least, to lose perspective. Current events have a way of blocking the
horizon. Dissonant voices drown out
laughter and the sound of the breeze. Nature’s gift to me is to reestablish
that fundamental connectedness.
My morning prayer usually
concludes with, “Okay God, please help me go forth from this place of oneness
with You.” Toward mid-day, I often
say, “Okay, God, show me something.” It’s amazing to me that this request
seldom goes unanswered. Could be a butterfly or somebody who needs more than
ukulele help.
In any encounter, my
question to myself is usually, “To what end?” How will my words be received? My
hope is to live and preach what life lived in God can be like. To that end, my last prayers are usually, “Okay, God. I’m sorry” and “Okay,
God. I’m beyond grateful. Thanks.”
Annie Henkel OP
Mobile, Alabama
