Light Streams In

Platform Shift 22.04.2026 ↓

Elissa announces a change for Light Streams In. Find her on substack and on elissabjeletichdavis.com

Giving Thanks 05.12.2025 ↓

Happy Thanksgiving! Elissa is back with some thoughts on gratitude, and some recent blessings for which she’s thanking God this year.

The Independent Mind 24.08.2025 ↓

What if having an independent mind is a real problem?

Memory 17.08.2025 ↓

Thoughts on our memories, on Memory Eternal, and on the End of Days.

The Work of Grace 10.08.2025 ↓

In which Elissa asks what it is that grace — the Holy Spirit — wants to do with us.

Struggle and Incarnation 23.12.2024 ↓

As we struggle through the Nativity fast, we think a bit about suffering and about the purpose of the Incarnation.

The Perils of Election Season 17.11.2024 ↓

Back from a longer-than-intended hiatus, Elissa considers St. John of Kronstadt’s observation that “Hell is a democracy, but heaven is a kingdom.”

Ascension, the Great Stitching Together 13.06.2024 ↓

Christ is risen! I have finally made peace with our Lord’s Ascension, and as usual, it’s because everything is theanthropic. Glory to God.

Imperfect People 02.06.2024 ↓

I get that I’m imperfect, but that’s not what’s bothering me. It’s all those other people’s imperfections.

What We Don't Give to God 28.04.2024 ↓

In this episode, we’ll contemplate demons and tollhouses, confession and guilt… what happens to the stuff we decide not to give to God?

Becoming Real 24.03.2024 ↓

As we struggle through Great Lent, let’s stop and take a moment to ask how we can become real, considering classics like The Velveteen Rabbit and The Great Divorce.

May God Forgive Us Both! 17.03.2024 ↓

Contemplating forgiveness, and whether it’s maybe a little bigger than some of our contemporaries may be thinking.

Met. Saba Speaks on the Hardness of our Hearts 03.03.2024 ↓

Met. Saba of the Antiochian Archdiocese recently issued a statement, and it has Elissa thinking about Pharisees and the nature of uncleanness.

Here's the Thing About Miracles 18.02.2024 ↓

I once spoke to the Archbishop of Jerusalem about miracles, and he said that he finds that they’re problematic in several ways, and I had to agree. And yet… they’re so wonderful.

Offended 11.02.2024 ↓

Elder Ephraim says that if you’re offended, that’s a good sign that your heart isn’t pure.

In the Light of the Resurrection 28.01.2024 ↓

Meaning comes later, after the fact — and surely, that is a gift from God. Can we embrace the not knowing?

The Church and the Incarnation 21.01.2024 ↓

It’s just ALL incarnation. All the time.

That the Bread might hunger.. 24.12.2023 ↓

As we approach the Nativity, Elissa considers something St. Augustine of Hippo said, and what it means that the Bread might hunger or the Fountain might thirst…

Holding Tension, Embracing Paradox 03.12.2023 ↓

Maybe it’s better that two opposites can be true at the same time… maybe that’s more wonderful.

St Olga of Alaska 17.11.2023 ↓

Glory to God! We have a new Saint, and she is such a great caretaker of women.

Comfort and Communion 29.10.2023 ↓

St. Paul says that God sends us comfort so that we will share it with others… and perhaps that’s the case with all of the blessings He sends.

Surrender and Offering 22.10.2023 ↓

Elissa considers the words of Mother Gavrilia, who is slated to be canonized in the near future.

Crying Peace, Peace 01.10.2023 ↓

Still on my quest for peace.

The Humble Man Will Not Be Dismayed 24.09.2023 ↓

Well, then. I’m dismayed. Join me as I work on it.

The Cage You Built 17.09.2023 ↓

Are you caging anyone? Are you sure?