Apr 10, 2015 | faith, images of God, Jesus
I believe in Jesus when my feet sink into the sands alongside the pulsing ocean. I believe in Jesus when I breathe deeply in a pine forest my footsteps quiet to listen for the wind. I believe in Jesus when I see a group of men shooting the breeze early in the morning...
Apr 6, 2015 | Easter, liturgy, Monday Muse, news
The Sunday after Easter — officially the Second Sunday of the Easter season — is known as many things in different contexts: Holy Humor Sunday, Bright Sunday, guest-preacher-in-the-pulpit-while-pastor-is-on-vacation Sunday. In the Revised Common Lectionary...
Apr 5, 2015 | Easter, Jesus, prayer, resurrection
Come, Lord Jesus! For three days and an eternity we have been languishing — come, Lord Jesus! Set among us your rich feast where all are fed and comforted. Come, Lord Jesus! Do not hide in the tomb or the garden but be unrestrained & boldly marvelous. Come,...
Apr 4, 2015 | communion, Jesus, Lent
Let us be together in the silence of memories . . . I remember the pleasure of his company around a table with friends bread crust crumbling in our fingers . . . There was the day I was sinking, overwhelmed by the storm, but there he was — as if catching me was...
Apr 3, 2015 | Jesus, Lent, prayer
You are true to your word even to the point of death. Who really does that anymore? You are the First and Last Word, the holy action and now: the brutal consequence. You are the Word that heals a salve from the tongue a welcome whisper in my ear You are the expression...
