On the Verge of New

God of the dawn, God of the springtime, today I need the good news that “new” isn’t an annual opportunity but a daily gift a blessing given even before I threw back the covers this morning. Save me from the belief (vanity, really) that I am somehow...

Light of Lights

Light of lights, shine on us!neon lights, headlightsstreetlightsred lights, green lightsLight of lights, shine on us!sun lights, star lightsmoonlightscomet lights, twilightsLight of lights, shine on us!television lights, computer lightsalarm clock lightsfluorescent...

LOVE

I love you, O LORD my God,God of my mother and father,hope of my ancestors,promise of my children;for you have not let me go—you watered the most unlikely flowerin the midst of a vast desert;you created a path through the wildernessafter the road reached its...

JOY

Advent: the season of preparation(and anxious detail and obligation),which leads me to pray: I need release.I need freedom and unburdening,like eagle’s wings.O God,as you skip across the heavenson your way towardbirth,lighten my slow stepsand strip the heavy...

PEACE

“Peace, peace,”we pray.”Peace, as best we can.”A wish and a confession,all in one prayer:That you will bring abouta wholenessbeyond our imagining;That you will forgive usfor not believingthat peace is possible.O Prince of Peace,O Restless...

Pin It on Pinterest