Dec 12, 2015 | Advent, confession, wholeness
I cannot be other than I am. Rejoice always. I cannot be other than I am. I cannot save myself. Peace be with you. I cannot be other than I am. I cannot labor for my own rebirth. The LORD bless you and keep you. I cannot be other than I am. Do not be afraid. on Titus...
Dec 11, 2015 | Advent, Jesus, prayer
Is today the day you’re coming, Jesus? Today would certainly be a good day in the world for you to make an appearance. Today before another child dies. Today before another mother wails in anguish. Today before another door is closed, another wall is built....
Dec 10, 2015 | Advent, joy, prayer
Sing, daughter. Or whisper, if breath and courage fail. Hold on to God’s joy like a life preserver through disaster & storm. Hum a lullaby for surrendering to the Ground that holds the seas, to the Wild Imagination that spins distant galaxies. Tune your...
Dec 9, 2015 | Advent, communion, courage, love
Come close: for rage has dawned instead of the sun and blood has flowed in the riverbeds. Come close: for fear grows faster than a weed and loneliness swarms like locust. Come close: if death is coming (or if God comes first) let it find us together. With love...
Dec 8, 2015 | Advent, confession, poem, theodicy
It does not matter, not now or in the end, whether God means us well or ill, For what wrath could God rain that we have not already poured on one another? And what good could God wrest from the clutches of the few to bless the many? Let the Savior spare Himself from...
