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.
Feb 27, 2013 | comfort, faith, Lent, prayer
I am overwhelmed, tired in mind-body-spirit, desperate lest I lose my grip, like a new swimmer fears to have the kicking board slip from her grasp. “I cannot swim any further,” my soul cries, but my feet have no hope of finding support in the depths. Save...
Jan 15, 2013 | comfort, healing, prayer
Holy Comforter, Living God, Healing Jesus, I really wish your soothing comfort kicked in faster like the immediacy of morphine or a fast-acting Tylenol. There are days when I would prefer to eliminate the ache of caring, the brokenness of loving, the heartbreak of...
