Mar 5, 2016 | images of God
For every wrinkle formed of earnest care, O Eternal Heart; For each hair grayed by untiring love, O Ancient of Days; For seasons of delight and seasons of barely holding on, O Broken Savior; For grace and perseverance flowing through all, O Sweet Fountain; I give...
Mar 2, 2016 | blessing, images of God, Lent
I imagine that your radiance splashes like a fountain raining grace and joy and beauty on all of life as it emerges from the eternal pool, and our footsteps drip with rainbows as we live and grow and love each day like gold flowing in the veins of the mountains, like...
Feb 28, 2016 | confession, images of God, lament, Lent, prayer
How is it within you, O God, to imagine land flowing with milk and honey, bright rivers spilling over with satisfying life to make harvests abundant and people glad to no longer know thirst? How is it, O God, that your holy imagination and your living heart can...
Feb 22, 2016 | images of God, Lent, nature, prayer
Ah, LORD God: if you were a bed, I would crawl back to your warmth, never again to face the routine of a Monday morning; if you were coffee, I would immerse myself in your strong energy, never again to grow weary or sullen; if you were sunshine, I would take my whole...
Feb 21, 2016 | images of God, Lent, prayer
Who are you: the bird to the tree or the tree to the bird? The song or the sanctuary? Who are you: the sun to the sky or the sky to the sun? The spotlight or the stage? Who are you: the pen to the paper or the paper to the pen? The creativity or the inspiration? Who...
Feb 15, 2016 | images of God, Lent, prayer
There you are, as clear as my own face in the mirror. It makes me smile to see you, to know you: beautiful and bold, wild with energy and creativity, a complicated mystery even as I behold you, not lacking in cheekiness to keep me always on my toes. I lament and wish...
