Sep 20, 2015 | faith, grace, prayer
Be creative, O God our God, be resourcefully inventive we pray, for your children are wandering and weary, without a refuge or hiding place from their persecutors. With a deft hand sew a cloak of comfort and forge an armor of protection around those who need it most....
Sep 18, 2015 | images of God, prayer
Do you brush cloud designs across the sky, sweeping in broad strokes or finger painting when you’re in the mood, pretending just as we do that here is a duck and there is a t-rex? Does the artistic beauty distract you from our ugly violence? How do you manage it...
Sep 13, 2015 | prayer, thanksgiving
We love you, O LORD, for you hear our cries and our petitions, our psalms and our sorrows. You bend your ear to hear us, even when we neglect to listen in return. For that and for all we give you thanks. When we call out your name, you are faithful — full of...
Sep 11, 2015 | confession, grace, psalm
Ironic it seems to me that the best times for stillness are dawn and dusk: the cusp times the briefest moments a blooming or a fading that catches your breath and holds it in grace And I like to think that I would be a better person if I could live always in that...
Sep 6, 2015 | images of God, prayer
Most Beautiful God, you are the Mountain to which our eyes turn and the Rock on which our feet stand. The world is yours, wholly and holy. Most Gracious God, you are the Rain that mingles with our tears and the Storm that disrupts our lives. We are yours, wholly and...
