Dec 20, 2012 | Advent, comfort, prayer
Can we sit quietly together this morning, O God, like we used to do before the whole world went crazy? Sit and drink our coffee in the peace of familiar friends, watching the geese overhead in their ever-shifting Vs, letting the day unfold for a few minutes without...
Dec 17, 2012 | Advent, comfort, scripture, women
Sing us a lullaby, Rachel, the kind of lullaby that you’ve been singing across a lifetime: a tune to calm the grieving mothers’ tears, a melody with the strength to wing comfort to the souls of children interrupted by violence. Sing us a lullaby,...
Nov 2, 2012 | comfort, faith, psalm, scripture
I need you, O God of my life, like the deer needs a quiet stream, like the coquina clam needs the salty surf, like the fine bone china cup needs tea to hold, like the child needs a lap for snuggling, like the soul needs music to dance. I need you for joy and for...
Jun 1, 2012 | comfort, nature, poem
When all else fails you, hold on to a song:one that stirs your soul and pulls you with iton a high soaring ride.If it is life that is failing you and death draws near,hold on to the wind: remember that the unknownis the movement of life.If it is love that fails you,...
Dec 31, 2010 | comfort, images of God, prayer
The jeweled flickers of sunlight are constant on the tumbling creek waters even as the stream itself continues on the journey. Dancing, Beckoning Light: please be the Constant and the Change alike in my life, along my...
