Jan 16, 2015 | prayer, psalm, scripture
Wait for the LORD; be strong and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD! (Psalm 27:14) I wait for you, O LORD, I wait: longing to be caught up in your unwavering love, bolstered by the steadfast pulse of the waves, encouraged by the rising perfume of new...
Jan 12, 2015 | Lent, liturgy, Monday Muse, worship
Barely into the season of Epiphany, it’s a little difficult to believe that Lent is just around the corner — but just around the corner it is, which puts Lenten preparations squarely on the “to do” list for many ministers these days. If...
Jan 11, 2015 | baptism, discipleship, justice, prayer
O Christ, you are the Beloved, the embodiment of God’s covenant and the aspiration of our lives. In heaven and on earth there is no one like you. The sun and moon worship you, the stars sing your praise, the oceans and the deserts give you glory. You are our God...
Jan 9, 2015 | lament, Lent, news, prayer, psalm, scripture
Can we talk about your world, God? Can we talk about its duplicitous love of fellowship and division, peace and violence, adoration and rejection? Can we talk about how vainly and violently humanity continues to strive against this dust of which we are made, how...
Jan 4, 2015 | Epiphany, prayer
We dream. Most Holy Mystery, we dream of a new day, of a new chance, of a new direction in which you are glorious and we are bold; a new season in which you are not an enigma and we are finally free from pain or fear; a brand new year in which the gift of ease is...
