Mar 14, 2012 | blessing, Lent
Let peace mark your pathand love mark your spirit.Let your breath be deepand your arms be wide.Let grace come as a downpourand kindness shine as a rainbow.
Mar 13, 2012 | Lent, peace, prayer
My fanciful soul strains to soarlike a balloon drifting into the blue skybut my string is caught,snagged in the branches of the world:weighed down by the body,knotted with fatigue,twisted about by responsibilities(joyful and tedious alike),alternately lingering and...
Mar 12, 2012 | images of God, justice, lament
< scratch >A match flares in the night;the Holy One stirs from sleep.< hiss >The flame touches paper, spreadslike a quick and divine temper.< snap >A dry log catches, the fire climbs.”Who is starving my children?”< whoosh >The heat intensifies, rage...
Mar 11, 2012 | news, scripture, sermon
There are debates raging on the political scene these days — typical of a presidential election year, I suppose, although the “raging” seems to be particularly heightened. The rage and range of these debates center around rules about government,...
Mar 11, 2012 | nature, scripture
One thing I asked of the LORD,one thing I seek after……to behold the beauty of the LORD!
