Breathing Through A Reed

i’ve been breathing through a reedunderwaterwithout realizing ittoo cautious in my surroundingsto trust breathing deeplytoo tired of treading waterto thrust upwards for a viewof the skyi’ve been trusting GOD’s presence in the waterto keep me...

P.S. to “Beloved”

A preacher’s sermons are inevitably informed by experience—her own experiences, the experiences of congregants or others she knows, as well as communal/global experiences. So it is no surprise that my sermon on 9/27 had “Beloved” as its...

Beloved

This morning, my daughter pranced out the door on her way to another day of second grade. She was pleased as peach with her self-selected outfit, her dark curly hair (inherited from her Kenyan father, kept “down” with a headband today), and the academic...

Words For Those Who Provide Care

Attend to me, O God, even as I attend to others today.See how I am worn downand stretched thin;Yet I cannot quit caring,I cannot simply step out of this roleas a care provider.It’s amazing: somehow,even when I fall flat with fatigueI find you in this,in this...

Gender, etc.

(fair warning: feminist diatribe ahead) A pastor from a nearby congregation recently stopped by my church office, unplanned, unannounced, to introduce himself and talk “shop.” Our church administrative assistant showed him upstairs to my office, and I...

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