Dec 25, 2016 | Christmas, Jesus, joy, prayer
Hark! the messenger angels sing. It is finished! Love has come! Our spirits soar, O mighty God, at the magnitude and majesty: there you are among us, the Infant Savior — and here you are among us, the Wonderful Mystery! We are bursting with the news: Love is...
Dec 24, 2016 | Advent, Christmas, images of God, Jesus, love
Give your reverence. Give your awe. Give your silence, your humility, your rapturous tears. Give all in honor of the Child who is God’s glory, And let there be peace. Let there be glad penance. Let there be no room in your heart for aught but love. on Luke...
Nov 18, 2016 | discipleship, images of God, Jesus, lament, prayer
I wondered if you would come. I wondered if you would just sidle up quietly unexpectedly and sit by my side to watch the river. Of course if you decided to take time with me I would wonder immediately how long you might stay because no one stays. We go, we leave, we...
Jun 3, 2016 | hope, images of God, Jesus, psalm, Spirit
I relocate hope Take it back from finite places and finite people where I imagined it belonged Wash off the crud and cynicism it’s gathered Place it in that Holy Fire where it can be an incense warming and emanating a sweet perfume I unpack faith from the boxes...
May 22, 2016 | images of God, Jesus, Spirit
Father, Son, Ghost: All praise to you for mercy & love! Mother, Healer, Sage: All praise to you for creation & strength! Rock, Wellspring, Witness: all praise to you for grounding & belonging! Depth, Breadth, Glory: all praise to you for joy &...
May 6, 2016 | images of God, Jesus, prayer
Tree of Life, I cling to you like a vine, wrapped up in you and lifted up by you toward the Sweet Sun that nourishes me. Spring Silverbell, I study your beauty to learn its resistance to plague and plight, to ring with joy in shadowed undergrowth. Hidden Root, I...
