May 28, 2013 | comfort, death, poem
I didn’t see change through her eyes until we were right at the precipice. Perhaps it’s a sign of her age that she cannot see beyond tomorrow. Perhaps it’s a sign of my age that I believe I can. In any event, this change is upon us, and to her it...
May 26, 2013 | images of God, mystery, prayer
O Blessed Mystery, O Triune Puzzle, grant us the wisdom to be at peace with questions rather than contriving explanations. We strive to prove ourselves with a show of truth, but the glory of Wisdom — of One who sang the distant stars into being and who rocks the...
May 21, 2013 | lament, news, poem
1:07am Tonight we sleep with the lights on to keep our ancient enemy at bay: white bulbs blue screens glowing against the night. There is no rhyme & no reason, only the certainty that the earth is against us, that daily survival is our highest calling. Amidst the...
May 19, 2013 | images of God, Pentecost, prayer
Rush upon us. Overtake and consume us, O Holy Fire, until divisions turn to dusty ashes and walls of pride collapse. Spill out over us. Surround and overwhelm us, O Satisfying Fountain, until we waste love’s richness without measuring cost. Dance among us. Well...