Feb 17, 2021 | faith, images of God, Lent
Breath by breath, grief by grief, joy by joy, pain by heart-rending pain these fragile ashes turn and return and resign to the Holy, to the Trembling, to the Deep Mystery, to the Heritage of Relentless Love without which these same ashes could only sift and settle...
Jan 30, 2021 | courage, faith, news
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea. There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God. God is in the midst of the city; it shall not be moved. – Psalm 46:2-5 excerpts (NRSV) My...
Jan 17, 2021 | discipleship, faith, healing
Paul stood up and began to speak: “The God of this people Israel made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with uplifted arm God led them out of it. For about forty years God put up with them in the wilderness.” – Acts 13:16-18, excerpts...
Oct 11, 2020 | faith, peace, wholeness
deep breath roll your stiff neck: right, slowly left, slowly right, slowly left, slowly deep breath listen: you are god’s testimony, a sign of god’s repentance deep breath pause from your race-of-a-journey: curl your toes, slowly flex your toes, slowly...
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...
Aug 2, 2020 | blessing, faith, prayer
Let me behold your face, I prayed, but instead you met me in the dark and bent me into painful knots. Let me be relieved, I pleaded, and instead you laid a path among my adversaries. Let me prove my heart, I declared, but instead you withdrew to tend the song of...
