You!

You! Who are holy! You! Who are surprising! You! Who are our new day! You! Who heed the cry of the poor! You! Whose name means life! You! Whose reputation is faithfulness! You! Whose salvation extends to all creation! You! Whose indignation rages against injustice!...

Monday Muse: Carols in Advent

Growing up, the rule in my family was simple: no Christmas music before Thanksgiving. As a church pastor, I held onto that same value of honoring each season in its turn: no “Jesus is born” hymns during worship in Advent. Truth be told, however, in my...

Sunday Prayer (Reign of Christ)

More than all things visible or invisible, beyond pressures and powers and politics, before all that has been and long after all that will be, you alone are God. Look favorably upon us, O LORD, as we come to you. Remember your reputation of goodness as we lift up the...

Without End

We are waiting for Love without end without conditions without violence without fear We are waiting for Justice without end without vengeance without hatred without lies We are waiting for Peace without end without displacement without borders without war We are...

The Heart in Mourning

[the Body is God’s love incarnate] I miss your Body. Not any general Body but your very particular Body. I miss the way your Body smells — your Sunday morning coffee fragrance, the fresh flowers you set out for every season, the incense of bread and wine...

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