Nov 1, 2013 | comfort, lament, psalm
I miss you, more than I admit. It’s been so long, my Friend. Have you forgotten me over time? Long ago, your eyes lit up when we came together; now it’s clear that your gaze is asleep. I remember how it once was, and in remembering I hope that it may be...
Jun 3, 2013 | comfort, images of God, scripture
“I hear you sigh in thirst, tired of feeling so dry and cracked open, longing for an oasis to appear and refresh your soul. I hear you, and I AM your oasis even here in the desert. I AM the hidden stream for your roots to discover, and I AM your hope for an...
May 28, 2013 | comfort, death, poem
I didn’t see change through her eyes until we were right at the precipice. Perhaps it’s a sign of her age that she cannot see beyond tomorrow. Perhaps it’s a sign of my age that I believe I can. In any event, this change is upon us, and to her it...
Mar 31, 2013 | comfort, Easter, Lent, psalm
Be amazed, o my soul, to have witnessed Life today. Whisper the words of hope that the winds shared after Death’s visit. Take now your weariness and lean into the silent hymn of a rolled-away stone: “I am open again! No more will Death echo here.”...
Mar 17, 2013 | comfort, images of God, Lent, scripture
The Host invites: “Come, East and West! Come, North and South! Come, Sister and Brother! Come, Weary and Wandering! Come, Orphan and Widow! Come, Broken and Beset! Come, Troubled Heart! Come, Forgotten! Come as you are, Come and...
Mar 13, 2013 | comfort, courage, Lent, prayer
Stay with me. Keep watch over me. Do not falter beneath me. Whisper within me. Reach beyond me. Speak to me. See through me. Hold on beside me. Stay with me.
