Nov 24, 2013 | courage, hope, prayer
More than all things visible or invisible, beyond pressures and powers and politics, before all that has been and long after all that will be, you alone are God. Look favorably upon us, O LORD, as we come to you. Remember your reputation of goodness as we lift up the...
Nov 3, 2013 | hope, justice, prayer
In prayer, we brave the presence of the Most Holy. In prayer we dream, and our dreams are shaped by the lives of saints who linger in our longing, by the Winds of Heaven that stir our souls. On this holy day of memory, O LORD our God, awaken our dreams and inspire our...
Mar 16, 2013 | grace, hope, Lent, prayer
How would I make it through the night if not for your grace?
Mar 8, 2013 | hope, Lent, prayer
What goodness awaits you? What relief is still coming, by the grace of God? Joy! Joy overflowing like fine wine to spare, like a spring’s waters pouring from a mountain! Rest! Rest deeper than the ocean’s fountains or the vast stillness of winter’s...
Feb 16, 2013 | courage, hope, images of God, Jesus, Lent, prayer
O Jesus, Brooding Hen, I long for the naiveté of a chick who sees the nest as its whole world and the hen’s wing as a sure defense against the fox. But I have imagined the threatening fox into mythical proportions that even a nervy hen cannot restrain. How I...
Dec 9, 2012 | Advent, hope, joy, prayer
Delightful, Ever-Surprising God: I am putting on the glasses of childlike faith with which to watch and wait through Advent. They are fabulously purple, with swirly frames, and when I look through their lenses I can see your possibilities — as wild as a bright...
