Like a strand of hair -- The bridge -- The stepping-stones -- It's a matter of principle -- My rock -- Choosing -- An invitation to an awakening -- Love and fear -- The call -- Loss -- Forgiveness is not an emotion -- Path in the ice -- The ghost of love -- Moments are finite, yet forever -- Diminished light -- The darkness of the soul -- Anger -- Forgiveness and evil: a paradigm shift -- The commandment to act -- Memory -- The paradox of fire -- Light and warmth -- The case for anger -- Life defined -- Searching for focus -- Amen: saying "yes" -- Whispers -- Acceptance -- Pragmatic spiritual peace -- The truth -- The moon -- Tip toward compassion: concede the moral high ground -- Why is not the question -- Struggling with God -- Moving on: the new home -- Dance through the pain -- Tenderness -- Tug-of-war -- Forgiveness -- Holding on, letting go -- I know nothing -- The choice to be sustained -- The gates of repentance -- "Esa enai--I lift my eyes" -- Looking for light in the shadows: rakefet -- In the shadow of your wings -- The cemetery -- From a mother to her girls -- Learning -- Letting go -- With all my being -- God, divine source of love -- Learning from it all -- Ambiguity and control -- Where is God? -- Learning to yield -- Restoration -- Redemption: the day lilies -- Rebirth -- Wonder -- Protection -- Energy -- Forgiving God -- Dancer -- Beaver creek -- Zero visibility -- Fear and hope -- The silence behind the quiet -- Quiet my soul, O holy one -- Epilogue -- The bridge -- Perpetual crossings