Sep 16, 2020 | comfort, faith, prayer, theodicy
During the day when I’m in trouble I look for my Lord. At night my hands are still outstretched and don’t grow numb; my whole being refuses to be comforted. I remember God and I moan. I complain, and my spirit grows tired. – Psalm 77:2-3 (CEB) There are...
Apr 16, 2020 | comfort, confession, faith
The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; I have a goodly heritage. – Psalm 16:5-6 (NRSV) My preferred cup is venti-sized, with a green mermaid on the side. I know what people say about...
Aug 19, 2018 | comfort, prayer
Be pleased to love us, O God our God, as the mother hen loves her chicks, as the bread loves to nourish the hungry. Be pleased to love us, O God our God, for love is your essence and character, hospitality and creativity are your way of being. Be pleased to love us, O...
Jul 21, 2018 | comfort, faith, news, scripture
“There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves. People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be...
Oct 8, 2017 | comfort, hope
I am the LORD your God. Through grief and despair, no matter violence or devastation: I am the LORD your God. Across the glorious heavens, in the silent echoing of stars: I am the LORD your God. Though the vineyard yields no fruit, though rocks torment the...
Mar 9, 2017 | comfort, justice, Lent, prayer
Turn away from my prayers, O God, but do not neglect to bend your ear to the prayers of those who mourn. Listen and be convicted, O LORD, by the prayers of those to whom the world is unjust and unforgiving. Let your heart be broken and healed again by the prayers of...
