The me I can thus organize and discipline is no more than the me of which I am aware. And it is precisely the equation of my total self with this one small part of it which is the root cause of all sin.

H. A. Williams, quote in Walking on Water by Madeleine L'Engle

I am an Episcopalian and a feminist and I believe God is active in my life. I don't meet the same mix much. I don't feel like I can say something coherent about God's role in my process right now, so I will just give a couple of links and then tell you some stories of God in my process:

Links: Faith Resources for Abuse Survivors

• Fr. Mahoney, a Catholic priest, has a home page at Trauma and Chaplaincy and a newsgroup on a private news server that can be easily accessed from Newsgroup Introduction.
• Mosaic Minds has a discussion board on spiritual issues at: Cafe Esprit .
• Healing Hopes has a discussion board on spiritual issues at Faith Forum .
• The Wounded Healer has spirituality boards at: The Wounded Healer Forums .
• A good place to start for ritual abuse issues is Survivorship.
• An interesting discussion by a survivor of why she cannot accept God can be found at: On Survivors and Faith .
• Howard W. Whittaker, an Episcopal priest who wrote a good book entitled A Pastoral Commentary on Dissociative Disorders, has a home page at: Clinical Pastoral Services .
• I had a good experience at a retreat for survivors called "Torn Colors and Threads of Grace: A Healing Retreat for Women" run by the Rev. Sarah M. Rieth, who is an Episcopal priest in Buffalo, NY. She runs these retreats once or twice a year.. You can get more information from Sarah Rieth at Healing Consultation Services, 96 Jewett Parkway, Buffalo NY 14214-2398 or telephone 716-832-6113.

Links: Supportive Organizations Not Focused Primarily on Abuse Issues

• Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual does interesting work, particularly in developing new liturgical ideas, though they don't have much on the WATER Web Page yet.
• I've been to some wonderful women's retreats sponsored by Faith At Work. These events were first developed by Marjory Z. Bankson, author of a number of good books on women's experiences of faith.
• I had a very deep healing experience (told in the May 3, 1997 story) at a Labyrinth retreat/workshop. There is a particularly good introduction to the labyrinth at Valle Crucis Labyrinth Page. The central source of information on Labyrinths (including a locator to find the one nearest you) is the Grace Cathedral labyrinth page at: Veriditas.
• There is a fascinating web site with an interdenominational shrine where you can leave a candle and a short prayer at: the artwells oracula .
• For general Episcopal links see: The Unofficial Episcopal Church Home Page or The Episcopal Church.

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