Dec 14, 2017 | Advent, prayer
The morning comes too slowly. The morning dawns to fast. The night is unforgiving. The night is fleeting. There is no hour when I am not waiting, but You arrive neither as a thief nor as a friend, because You do not arrive. Prayers soothe my spirit. Prayers irritate...
Dec 12, 2017 | Advent, baptism, images of God, prayer
in the pleasure of silence i know your nearness. you are the warm water that submerges my ego, the soft robe that enfolds my heart, the holy womb that renews my life, the sweet solitude that enlivens my senses, the warm blanket that delights my skin. in the pleasure...
Dec 11, 2017 | Advent, images of God, prayer
If you are the Root, let me be one sprig that dares to stretch a green leaf toward the sun. If you are the Tree, let me be one knot that holds on tightly even as it tests limits in new directions. If you are the Sun, let me be one weedy dandelion that stubbornly seeks...
Dec 10, 2017 | Advent, healing, justice, prayer
You are the beginning of all life, O God, and the foundation of all hope. You are the joy from which springs peace and the peace from which blooms love. We turn our hearts toward you: Be kind to these weary bones, we pray. This life withers like grass and our spirits...
Dec 9, 2017 | Advent, peace, prayer
Dear Jesus, the wolf has no interest in resting quietly alongside the lamb — only raping her. The leopard is restless to devour the kid for the sake of a profit. Who will reprimand the lion’s violent ways, who will declaw its instincts and teach it to...
