Feb 24, 2015 | Lent, peace, psalm
Let time stand still like the photo of a toddler laughing in a fountain like the moment of spinning with joyful abandon like the sigh of hands holding hands, lingering Let it pause not to allow for more rushing but to bring us to quietude and to a holy savoring Let...
Dec 18, 2014 | Advent, peace, psalm
Do not be afraid to see the raging upheaval of the world, the truth of its struggles and its demons. Do not be afraid to hear the wails of those in mourning, the moans of those birthing a new day. Do not be afraid to taste the bitter herbs of a people’s diet,...
May 10, 2014 | comfort, peace, scripture
For everything there is not enough time: not enough time to work or to rest, to savor or to surrender, to remember or to dream. Not enough time, not enough! But the One Who Holds All Time whispers: What are you trying to do beyond what I have given you to do? What...
Apr 7, 2014 | Lent, peace, prayer
I sigh to make room for you. Again, to release the pressure. Again, to settle down. Let me curl up against you, quiet, for no other reason than to sit in your warmth, to be slow together. Be a blanket of rest wrapped about me, holding me still, keeping me close. Let...
Apr 6, 2014 | Lent, peace, prayer
“If it is possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.” (Romans 12:18) O God of gods, Light of all life, Conductor of galaxies, Holy Mover of mountains and Rhythm of the high seas, I have the most trivial prayer: for patience with the...
