Feb 9, 2011 | grace, prayer
. . . and thenevery now and againLife reminds methat I have been worshipingthat elusive godnamed Control(a false idol, in fact,yet I repeatedly make my altar to it)so Life holds up a mirrorto my foolishnessand God tumbles me in a waveto disorientand reorientmy gods,...
Feb 4, 2011 | peace, prayer
This week has been like a trip to the zoowith a four-year-old leading the way: “Giraffe!. . . Monkeys! . . . . . . Elephant!. . . Pandas! Camel! Lions!Hippos! . . .Monkeys!. . . Flamingos!. . . OTTERS! . . . . . . Hey look,...
Feb 2, 2011 | love, quotation
I came to love you too late, Oh Beauty,so ancient and so new. Yes,I came to love you too late. What did I know?You were inside me, and I wasout of my body and mind lookingfor you.I drove like an ugly madman againstthe beautiful things and beingsyou made.You were...