Mar 6, 2015 | death, hope, justice, Lent, news, poem
I believe that I shall see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. (Psalm 27:13) I no longer want to forestall hope to locate it in God’s future so clearly beyond my reach, beyond this life It’s time for hope now, in the land of the living that...
Mar 5, 2015 | images of God, Lent, prayer, wholeness
I curl up on the hearth all of my ashes together in a weary pile, utterly spent from generating my own flames broken to pieces by the very heat I crave Will you set a new ember in this heap of mine Will you be the fire because clearly I am not And I with a sigh will...
Mar 4, 2015 | lament, Lent, scripture
Out of sight. Beyond reach. I would holler and throw a fit if I thought it would make you hear but who can force your listening or command your attention? Who can come before you with any success? Let me instead appeal to the tide, let my prayer get lost in wave after...
Mar 3, 2015 | faith, Lent, mystery, prayer, psalm
You are not like other gods, who leave us to our own devices without shedding a tear when we cry out in realization of what we’ve done. You do not abandon us in the night, losing track of time while you cavort with the Seven Sisters, forgetting to herald the...
Mar 2, 2015 | confession, Lent, prayer, theodicy
I could do her job, if they would ask me, if they would let me, which no one has or will, but I would be damn good and I could still do my own job too. I could make life better for him if he would just let me rearrange his world — only a tweak here or there,...
