Mar 15, 2011 | joy, Lent, nature, psalm
Let the frozen patterns of frost rejoice;Let the pale warm rays of sunrisebeam with gladness;Let the almost-buds of the sugar mapleswell in song;Let the ivy vine stretch itself furtherto show continued praise;Let all creatures pause in this new dayto celebrate and...
Mar 14, 2011 | Lent, psalm, quotation
Here, O my LORD, I see Thee face to face…face to face with God in a coffee baristaface to face with God in newsprint imagesear to whisper with God in a secret shared, a fear named aloudear to conversation with God in a chatting childhand to hand with God in a...
Mar 13, 2011 | Lent, prayer
Hear my prayer, captured in candlelight:for harmonies to rise up in the worldlike a multilingual chorus;for abundant wellsprings to bubble upin dry and trampled-down places;for comfort — close, hand-holding comfort –to those who are sick in hospitals and...
Mar 12, 2011 | Lent, nature, prayer
Oh! How beautiful you are today, Most Holy God, withthe blue skies draped on your shoulders as a royal robeand the V’s of migrating geese gracing your hair!There is fresh spring mud between your toes;my heart laughs to see the daffodils budding there.You are...
Mar 11, 2011 | lament, Lent, prayer
The whole earth trembles; O my God,how the whole earth trembles!Mountains of cityscape slip into the seaand the waters rise to consume them.Waves of people panicked amidst waves of storm,while Leviathan dances in the depthswith the vibrations of the tumultuous...
