Dec 18, 2017 | Advent, images of God, prayer
…was a sound, a silence, a consonant, a vowel, a mumble, a sigh, a shout. In the beginning was an idea, a possibility, an urge and an urgency, a compulsion, a wonder, a love. In the beginning was the Word, the Creation, the Articulation, the Invitation, the...
Dec 12, 2017 | Advent, baptism, images of God, prayer
in the pleasure of silence i know your nearness. you are the warm water that submerges my ego, the soft robe that enfolds my heart, the holy womb that renews my life, the sweet solitude that enlivens my senses, the warm blanket that delights my skin. in the pleasure...
Dec 11, 2017 | Advent, images of God, prayer
If you are the Root, let me be one sprig that dares to stretch a green leaf toward the sun. If you are the Tree, let me be one knot that holds on tightly even as it tests limits in new directions. If you are the Sun, let me be one weedy dandelion that stubbornly seeks...
Dec 4, 2017 | Advent, images of God, prayer
I turn to You for a renewing word but Your breath is hot and devastating. I turn to You for a refreshing spring but Your power floods me to drowning. I turn to You for safe haven but Your call steals my security like a thief. I turn to You for a strong foundation but...
Aug 25, 2017 | images of God, prayer, psalm
I long for You, O Steadfast Love, like the morning glory longs for dawn; and yet if You turned Your gaze my way how could I stand in Your sight? I long for You, O Foolish Hope, like the desert longs for the rain; and yet if You flooded over me how could I keep my...
Jun 11, 2017 | images of God, prayer
Dependent upon the grace of Christ, certain of the love of God, committed to fellowship by the Spirit, we are bold in prayer for Your sake (and for ours). Hear, O God, the groan of creation and hear also its song. Make our lives busy with the work of...
