Mar 28, 2017 | blessing, Lent, prayer, resurrection
The seeds of tears growing impossibly as a harvest of joy. You did this. The storms of disappointment yielding impossibly to the radiance of blessings. You did this. The long winter of fear thawing impossibly for a spring of solidarity. You did this. May all that...
Mar 20, 2017 | blessing, Lent, prayer, resurrection
I bless the earth for nurturing the daffodil in secret until the robins are ready to herald its cheery bloom. I bless the spring peepers for freezing solid in wintery woods to wait faithfully until the early spring thaw beckons love’s chorus. I bless the sun for...
Mar 18, 2017 | blessing, communion, Lent
Dear neighbor, Dear sibling/stranger, Dear God-among-us, A silver coin of mine is a coin of yours, whether it is lost or found, whether it is one alone or one of ten. A sheep of mine in the fields belongs too to your flock, and a sibling of mine who is hungry may...
Mar 16, 2017 | blessing, grace, Lent, peace, Spirit
Breathe in: the loveliness of God. Breathe out: to articulate God’s grace. Breathe in: the spirit of God. Breathe out: with purpose as God’s image. Breathe in: the wild creativity of God. Breathe out: to embody your God-given gifts. Breathe in: the delight...
Mar 13, 2017 | blessing, Lent
May the LORD light your path and gladden your journey with friends and strangers. May God shout with joy for you and enlist your laughter in creation’s redemption. May hope be nearer than trouble or fear. And always, may God speak peace to your heart by its...
Mar 2, 2016 | blessing, images of God, Lent
I imagine that your radiance splashes like a fountain raining grace and joy and beauty on all of life as it emerges from the eternal pool, and our footsteps drip with rainbows as we live and grow and love each day like gold flowing in the veins of the mountains, like...
