Mar 5, 2018 | Lent, nature, prayer
If the winds howl and the lightning flashes its threat, nevertheless I will be at home in the storm so long as you are there. If the stars burn and the meteors rain with abandon, nevertheless I will be at home in the heavens so long as you are there. If the road...
Mar 3, 2018 | Lent, prayer
I lost you somewhere along the way (although for the longest time I said that you were the one who lost me). I lost you somewhere along the way and I blame myself for not clinging more closely — or was I too close? Night and day I longed for you but desire...
Feb 28, 2018 | Lent, prayer
Raging, storming, balking, mourning: still in your presence. Hoping, soaring, loving, warring: still in your presence. Living, dying, failing, trying: still in your presence.
Feb 26, 2018 | baptism, Lent, prayer
Cover my heart, O God, like a cloud covers the sky, and hide my brokenness until your love rains with healing. Light my way, O God, like a fire blazes in the night, and burn my fears to dust so each spark guides like a star. Bring me out with joy, O God, like a spring...
Feb 25, 2018 | discipleship, Lent, prayer
Forever and ever amen, let there be promises that gird our lives and sustain our spirits far beyond imagination. Forever and ever amen, let there be comfort that heals the soul and endless banquets that dissatisfy our enemies. Forever and ever amen, let there be...
Feb 24, 2018 | Lent, prayer, psalm
At night, the shadows are the stillness and I am panicked as I pray: Lord, be with me. In the day, the shadows are the desolation and I am resigned as I pray: Lord, be with me. In the news, the shadows are the flood of despair and I am broken apart by pain as I pray:...
