Mar 6, 2014 | grace, Lent, prayer
“I gotcha covered,” You say, like a friend unexpectedly picking up the lunch check, except that I can’t exactly get the next one (how do you treat God to lunch or coffee and does anyone know God’s favorite restaurant?); so I smile and say...
Mar 5, 2014 | Lent, prayer
I’m ready this year, God. This life of dust is already dry and thoroughly scattered, this heart already rent and humbled. Spare me the rituals, the soul-startling trumpets and the stern finger; only draw near in mercy and love these ashes. Show me how to love...
Mar 3, 2014 | Easter, Monday Muse, resurrection, worship
Friends and colleagues, a brief note before you read today’s Monday Muse: During the season of Lent, I write prayers daily as a spiritual discipline and I post them here on my blog. The Monday Muse feature will take a Lenten hiatus while I post daily prayers. If...
