Dec 22, 2016 | Advent, faith, prayer
Always your goodness surprises me, yet there it is — again and again. A moment in a rocking chair. A long laugh with a friend. Always your grace surprises me, yet there it is — again and again. A renewed strength. A sigh of release. Forever your...
Jun 10, 2016 | confession, faith, prayer, scripture
for judgmental faith, forgive me for envious faith, forgive me for comparative faith, forgive me for dissatisfied faith, forgive me for stationary faith, forgive me for restrained faith, forgive me on Luke...
Apr 17, 2016 | confession, faith, prayer, scripture
Because we lose hope, all the angels sing: “Glory!” Because we lose our way, all the angels sing: “Wisdom!” Because we cede to fear, all the angels sing: “Thanksgiving!” Because doubts arise, all the angels sing:...
Jan 10, 2016 | faith, joy, prayer
Glory, O God, all glory to you from the highest mountains to the wildest oceans and in every heart. You are precious to us, Most Holy God, our wellspring of life and our source of comfort. You are beautiful in the world around us and in the faces of friends &...
Dec 23, 2015 | Advent, faith, psalm
And when the world is over, when life changes so utterly that we no longer recognize it, when the heavens break just as disastrously as our hearts, when the earth trembles and buckles and knocks the wind from our sails, when death descends to the bitter silence of the...
Sep 20, 2015 | faith, grace, prayer
Be creative, O God our God, be resourcefully inventive we pray, for your children are wandering and weary, without a refuge or hiding place from their persecutors. With a deft hand sew a cloak of comfort and forge an armor of protection around those who need it most....
