Feb 18, 2013 | courage, Lent, prayer
“Take me outside of myself,” I dare to pray . . . and immediately think that I don’t know what I’m asking. What if God takes me seriously? So I backpedal and nuance: “Open my eyes to a broader perspective, and keep me on my toes” ....
Feb 17, 2013 | Lent, psalm
“Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.” (Psalm 90:2) Let the drifting snowflake teach me its blissful dance of joy: From everlasting to everlasting! Let the...
Feb 16, 2013 | courage, hope, images of God, Jesus, Lent, prayer
O Jesus, Brooding Hen, I long for the naiveté of a chick who sees the nest as its whole world and the hen’s wing as a sure defense against the fox. But I have imagined the threatening fox into mythical proportions that even a nervy hen cannot restrain. How I...
Feb 15, 2013 | Lent, mystery, prayer
“Hush. It’s my turn.”
Feb 14, 2013 | Lent, scripture, sermon
“Run away!” “Run away to God,” the prophet Joel calls [2:12b-16]. “Leave what you are doing, and hurry toward God! Gather all of the people — bring your teachers and your infants, bring your siblings and the strangers among you,...
