Apr 5, 2011 | lament, Lent, prayer
Dear God: It’s not okay.
Apr 4, 2011 | Lent, prayer, Spirit
Holy Awareness, forgive me:I have not been intentionalin words or in presence;I have leaned on graceas an excuse, not tryingnot strivingto be more fullywhere I am, as I am,for this work that I haveto your glory, your fullness;I have not been mindfulin these days and...
Apr 3, 2011 | Lent, prayer, quotation
I cannot dance, O Lord,Unless You lead me.If You wish me to leap joyfully,Let me see You dance and sing . . .Mechtild of Magdeburg (German mystic, c. 1210-1285), quoted in For Lovers of God Everywhere: Poems of the Christian Mystics (Hay House Inc. 2009)
Apr 2, 2011 | Lent, prayer, scripture
A prayer of the man who once was blind:Strengthen me, Jesus,in this moment of stillnessknee-deep in healing waters.Say a prayer for me, Jesus,as I go back out into the worldto live in this complicated life.Comfort me, please Jesus,when they say that I cannot bewho I...
Apr 1, 2011 | hope, Lent, prayer, scripture
The crocuses shall bloom and the snow melt away;understanding will thrive and violence will find its end.The bombarded land will become an oasis, andthe growth of cedars will break the marbled hallways of power.The women will dance to have freedom of their own...
