Mar 16, 2009 | Lent, prayer, Writing to God
“Ashes to Ashes Confession”I am worn down today,fatigued in every muscleI am not whole,not even halfway.It is brilliant to be human…oh but I strain against the ashesthe limits.Heal me, Jesus, with the scars of your own brokenness.Heal me…not to...
Mar 15, 2009 | Lent, prayer
So another day ends.Words have been spoken,Moments shared.Comings and goings;And where am I now?I am with YOU.Amazing, what a day can hold.Events, conversations,Highs and lows of emotion.But inevitably all is done;Enough for today.And still YOU are with me.Could I...
Mar 14, 2009 | images of God, Lent, prayer
Because so often life seems to be without order: I love you, O Holy One who creates and tells stories. Because I struggle to understand and tackle the world’s injustices: I love you, O Holy One who promises deliverance. Because I strive and try and...
Mar 13, 2009 | Lent, prayer, Writing to God
I pray that you have a sense of humor, O God:How fickle I am on any given day!Saddened, thoughtful, worried in one minuteand relaxed, top-of-the-world in the next.How flighty we are as humans!Outpouring in generosity for one another,then intensely self-serving and...
Mar 12, 2009 | Lent, prayer
I pause to breatheto stopto seeto prayThis is the day that the LORD has made;let us rejoice and be glad in it.Thank you for a few moments of quiet.(breathe)Thank you for choices,the luxury of having options.(stop)Thank you for sunlight.(see)Thank you for family,for...
