Jul 7, 2017 | nature, thanksgiving
The tree shall whisper thanks for the wind by which it dances though its roots cannot be moved. The dove shall coo thanks for the small nourishing seed that has blown so far from flower. The rock shall be still in thanks for the quiet stream pooling past it and...
Apr 10, 2017 | images of God, Lent, nature, prayer, psalm
Brighter than the sun is the radiance of your people. Higher than the heavens is your children’s praise. Purer than a fresh snowfall is creation’s witness. Wiser than a PhD’s discourse, sillier than a toddler’s humor is your grace. More...
Apr 4, 2017 | Lent, nature, prayer, psalm
Longer than the night, more welcome than the dawn, Your steadfast love endures forever. Farther than the horizon, more abundant than the ocean, Your steadfast love endures forever. More impressive than the stars, truer than a plumbline, Your steadfast love endures...
Apr 3, 2017 | faith, Lent, nature, prayer
Does the sun still shine? [Hold on, let me go stand outside.] Do the tides still sway? [I’d have to put my toes in the ocean.] Does joy still bubble in laughter? [When’s the last time you told me a joke, God?] Does Hercules still saunter on the horizon at...
Mar 26, 2017 | Lent, love, nature
Happy are those who meditate on love. love multiplying in raindrops love growing in spring love singing in harmony love wrestling through mystery love waiting in silence love racing over distance love draping with radiance Happy are those who meditate on love. (Psalm...
Mar 1, 2017 | Lent, nature, psalm
Roar, life. Burn, sun. Scold, winter. Let these ashes be at peace. Rage, winds. Spin, time. Haunt, death. These ashes of mine are unbowed. But let the LORDÂ thunder; let the Eternal One even whisper or simply draw near in silence And my ashes tremble in awe; they faint...
