Dec 10, 2011 | Advent, blessing
A commissioning (based on Psalm 119:171-175), for this night andfor the upcoming week and throughout our Advent waiting:Let your voice be full of God’s peace.Let your tongue sing with God’s praise.Cling close to God, whose handis always ready to help and...
Dec 9, 2011 | Advent, faith, peace
As I crawl into bed and close my eyes,let my spirit reflect:”This day was enough.Each moment, each interactionis done. God was thereand God is here.More than enough!”As I rise in the morning to a new day,let my spirit rejoice:”This day is enough!It...
Dec 8, 2011 | Advent, hope, prayer
Soft Light, Holy Light,be bright enoughfor these worrisome dayswhen humanity is devaluedand deaths scoffed in public.Quiet Light, Holy Light,be bright enoughfor these uncertain timeswhen power parades unmaskedand poverty is derided as personal sin.Pulsing Light, Holy...
Dec 7, 2011 | Advent, prayer, scripture
The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because God has anointed me … to provide for those who mourn, to give them a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit. (Isaiah 61:1-3, adapted)Come,...
