Shepherded

We want, O Shepherd — how much we want! To be esteemed, to be secure, to be carefree, and we hoard to fill our insatiable egos. Feed us with the unlimited harvest of love, in all and through all and for all. We are tired, O Shepherd. Let us lie down, guard us as...

A New Heart

The earth trembles my heart to the point of crumbling and I pray, O LORD, that You multiply the pieces.

Reminder

Breathe in: the loveliness of God. Breathe out: to articulate God’s grace. Breathe in: the spirit of God. Breathe out: with purpose as God’s image. Breathe in: the wild creativity of God. Breathe out: to embody your God-given gifts. Breathe in: the delight...

Lessons

What example shall I be, O LORD, for the blessing of your name? If an example of grace, I might be tempted to idolize and (try to) enact a perfect persona. If an example of faith, I might fold doubt beneath my coat or tuck it into my pockets like cold hands in winter,...

Faithful

Is it true, God, that you are faithful even when life is a gauntlet of troubles and each day seems longer than the next? Is it true that your inheritance is plentiful even though we squander and fight and steal in jealous fear that we must secure ours? Is it true, O...

Sunday Prayer

How grateful we are, O God, to call on your name. Morning and evening, noon and night, you are our comfort and our confidence. We reach out to you when days are hard. We lean on you when memories break our hearts. We smile at you when life is amazingly good. We are...

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