Dec 22, 2011 | Advent, joy, prayer
Infant Jesus,Soften my eyes into a smile,Lighten my spirit with your giggles,Focus my heart on the joyof holding you.
Dec 21, 2011 | Advent, prayer
Are we there yet? Is it time yet? Do you think, O God, that we’re fully prepared for the destination — to receive you in our neighbors, to love our enemies with the same adoration with which we welcome a newborn, to carol unreservedly alongside the poor...
Dec 20, 2011 | Advent, discipleship, images of God, lament, prayer
Put on an extravagant spectacle, O Savior, to disrupt our pallid routines. Dance. Tease. Provoke. Goad us with a parody of our vain ambitions and shallow truisms. Like a searing comedian, point us out to be stingy fools. Name our asinine inconsistencies, our...
Dec 19, 2011 | Advent, lament
Jesus:If, in fact, you are so brilliant,why ever would you allow yourselfto be eclipsed?If, in fact, You are so generously present,why would you permit starvationand isolation?If, in fact, you know a better way,why do you waste timewith wandering?
Dec 17, 2011 | Advent, psalm
Praise the LORD, all the earth!Sharp-edged mountainsand blistering deserts,plaintive seagull anddarting minnow.Praise the LORD, all galaxies!Uncharted stars andguiding Gourd,cosmic dustand crashing comets.Praise the LORD, all people!From skyscraper rooftopsand street...