Mar 13, 2018 | baptism, Lent, prayer
My spirit dips its toes into your joy, timid and testing, then immerses itself into the wellspring of your grace. Let me soak in this luxury of gladness long after the water wrinkles settle into my soft heart and warp it to the foolish shape of...
Feb 26, 2018 | baptism, Lent, prayer
Cover my heart, O God, like a cloud covers the sky, and hide my brokenness until your love rains with healing. Light my way, O God, like a fire blazes in the night, and burn my fears to dust so each spark guides like a star. Bring me out with joy, O God, like a spring...
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...
Jan 11, 2015 | baptism, discipleship, justice, prayer
O Christ, you are the Beloved, the embodiment of God’s covenant and the aspiration of our lives. In heaven and on earth there is no one like you. The sun and moon worship you, the stars sing your praise, the oceans and the deserts give you glory. You are our God...
Jan 12, 2014 | baptism, prayer
Here we are, O LORD, coming before you, your people waiting and watching for your Spirit to descend upon us…but gently, we pray; just enough Spirit to get us through the day and not so much to cause us discomfort or inconvenience. We are dipping our toes in the...
Jan 6, 2014 | baptism, Monday Muse, nature
On the liturgical calendar, this Sunday January 12 celebrates the baptism of Jesus by his cousin John. For those congregations that do not keep the baptismal font front-and-center in their worship spaces (or keep the font covered), Baptism of Christ Sunday is a...
