Sep 19, 2014 | Bible, healing, lament, prayer
Do you see me GOD?! Do you see how grumpy I am?! You should stop what you’re doing and look at me. I’m pissed off and cursing and kicking the dirt. Do you know why?! Look at me, GOD. Listen to me. Right. Now. Listen to me. Do you know why I’m...
Apr 11, 2014 | healing, images of God, Lent, prayer
“Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city. On either side of the river is the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit; and the leaves of the tree are...
Apr 2, 2014 | healing, Lent, mental health, prayer, vocation, wholeness
Not the life of ghosts, O my God, but the life of being do I wholly seek. To live not in apparition or fleeting vision but in flesh and in tangible connection. Let dry bones crumble to dust; do not waste time rebuilding muscle but start fresh! Start fresh in me, I...
Mar 15, 2014 | healing, Lent, prayer
When those who were around Jesus saw what was coming [that Judas was betraying Jesus to the authorities], they asked, “Lord, should we strike with the sword?” Then one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear. But Jesus said,...
Feb 5, 2014 | healing, poem
I keep breathing deep, ragged breaths trying to channel oxygen to the knots that bind me shoulder and neck body and soul but the air must not be the right kind of healing air that my cells need The toxins are external as much as they are internal, and together they...
Jun 28, 2013 | blessing, healing, prayer
Smear across me Blur my features Under holy oil So that I shine With healing Saturated with Grace upon grace Make me lustrous Even though I ache Make me shine Until I laugh In the mess That is clean And truly blessed Spilling, sliding down Tears and olive’s oil...
