May 19, 2009 | peace, prayer
In the days to come, will you stretch out your hand and inspire your people, Spirit of the Living God? Will you raise up prophets with tongues of fire to denounce the crimes of war and of hatred, to protest the lukewarm tolerance of discrimination? (And will those...
Mar 25, 2009 | discipleship, Lent, peace, prayer
Stop. Where are you going in such a rush, child of mine? Today I am having lunch at your home. Today I am spending the day with you. Today I’ve planned to sit with you and listen to your thoughts. Today it’s just you and me, reflecting together on life as...
Mar 4, 2009 | grace, Lent, peace, prayer
The middle of the night always comes: I am afraid of the dark Afraid of the unknown at 2 in the morning Wide-eyed in case the uncontrollable, unthinkable happens So I stay awake Stay distracted Determined not to be caught off guard by the night I need you, Lord...
Jun 27, 2008 | peace, prayer
This day, this beginning sings of possibilities and I rush to greet them. Just as the sun anxiously awaits the dawn, so I have eagerly anticipated this day, this beginning. Reaching for the doorknob to fling open this day, this beginning, I pause— Is that a cloud on...
