Mar 11, 2014 | confession, Lent, prayer
#parentingfail The lesson I have failed to provide that my daughter experiences as her own failure. #workfail The delay I have caused out of uncertainty and inexperience, a failure multiplying frustration. #healthfail The body I have failed in food, in exercise, in...
Mar 10, 2014 | Lent, prayer, scripture
Not a door to open But an angel to wrestle Not an external action But first an internal knowing That restlessness trumps satisfaction That wandering is more sacred than staying. To know what is needed or where — in this, You elude me, O God, for I have only...
Mar 9, 2014 | confession, discipleship, Lent, prayer
How shall we approach you, O God, through this season of reflection? We aim to be honest, we strive to welcome the unknown along this journey, yet we are tempted to hide our doubts and insecurities behind ritual and Lenten discipline. Dare we ask with Mary and Martha...
Mar 8, 2014 | Lent, nature, prayer, thanksgiving
Expansive God, my small horizon is dominated by roofs and windows, my soundscape is bordered by commuter trains and street traffic. A few trees stretch above the homes and, from the right vantage point, the telltale skyscrapers can be seen keeping watch over the city....
Mar 7, 2014 | communion, Lent, poem
still looking for redemption in the dust still sorting through these ashes for meaning like spreading out puzzle pieces on a table or kneeling down to draw on the ground, tracing lines in the dirt that extend back to the dust promised to Abraham, who sat down and...
