Nov 18, 2016 | discipleship, images of God, Jesus, lament, prayer
I wondered if you would come. I wondered if you would just sidle up quietly unexpectedly and sit by my side to watch the river. Of course if you decided to take time with me I would wonder immediately how long you might stay because no one stays. We go, we leave, we...
Nov 9, 2016 | Advent, liturgy
‘Tis the season for prophets. While this feels particularly true on the morning after the U.S. presidential election, in fact the season for prophets has been ongoing and building. We’ve been needing prophets to speak against and to actively counter the...
Nov 7, 2016 | Advent, Christmas, liturgy
I’m ready for Advent — Christmas too, but Advent especially. I find that the season’s wild imagination and perilous possibilities confront my pessimism, my complacency, my worry, and they challenge: “Well then? If you perceive the world’s...
Nov 4, 2016 | confession, Epiphany, prayer
I was thinking that if I lean back into your arms then I might have the best view of the stars in all their brilliance and glory. By the light of their gaze I might find peace illuminated… might and maybe and if. But I don’t easily lean or rest, so I miss...
