Calling & Clarity

The Rev. Becca Kello is an Episcopal priest living and serving in Lexington, Kentucky. She often finds God’s presence in nature while hiking or out playing with her dogs, Coakley and Oliver. She is passionate about the intersections of faith and justice, and all sorts of discernment that leads to a clarity of calling.

  • Sayings on God

    Spending the summer working at a local hospital in the pastoral care department, I got to hear people talk about God often. Sometimes the things people say are painful, sometimes painfully true, occasionally trite, raw, or insightful. Their stories may… Continue reading

  • Nostalgia

    Sitting outside of a coffee shop today, talking with a friend, a car passed, and once the street outside the shop was revealed again, I was awash with nostalgia for Brasil. It happens often in Abilene that I experience nostalgia,… Continue reading

  • Aftershocks of Hierarchy

    Staring at the Gospel of John, chapter 8 specifically, my eyes began to water and the weight of the burden sat on my chest; not of the content, but the expectations held for me in this week’s Greek II assignment.… Continue reading

  • And I Prayed: A Woman’s First Time

    Somehow, this is different. All week long I’ve been wrestling with why this is different. I have prayed and served communion before in a variety of settings, but somehow I knew today would be different.  Yesterday, as my thoughts swam… Continue reading

  • Do not worry that your life is turning upside down. How do you know that the side you are used to is better than the one to come? Rumi  (via rsvnr) Continue reading

  • psychology notes.: the journey, mary oliver

    and there was a new voice which you slowly recognized as your own psychotherapy: One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice—though the whole house began to tremble… Continue reading

  • soulpancake: Kid President sat down with the one and only Steve Carell to talk about the race for Vice President and meet the dancing minions from DESPICABLE ME 2, in theaters July 3rd!  (Source: https://www.youtube.com/) Continue reading

  • fariedesign: “Go as far as you can’t”.. It is the only way to know that you had no idea what you’re capable of. Continue reading

  • jkmwtli: gonna miss this #Nashville #downtown #skyline Continue reading

  • Waning pink sunset through the hazy humid sky warms the rolling hills. Continue reading