May 18, 2015 | church, Monday Muse, Pentecost, worship
First, a confession: I’m not a big fan of my birthday. Actually that’s not quite accurate. I like my birthday just fine, but as an inherently private person I’m not a big fan of others’ expectations of how I should spend my birthday,...
Jun 2, 2014 | Advent, Christmas, Easter, Epiphany, Lent, Monday Muse, Pentecost
Yesterday, on June 1, my soul gasped and took a breath of fresh air. On June 1, I remembered that life is full of possibility and hope for renewal. On June 1, I knew that I could revel in joy with every minute of the day. Why? Because June 1 — and not only June...
May 26, 2014 | Monday Muse, Pentecost, worship
It’s Memorial Day in the US, but now that the parade has passed me by (literally), I need to plan Pentecost — that great holy day on the Christian liturgical calendar when we try to be surprised by the Spirit (“What??! Tongues of fire?! We...
May 19, 2013 | images of God, Pentecost, prayer
Rush upon us. Overtake and consume us, O Holy Fire, until divisions turn to dusty ashes and walls of pride collapse. Spill out over us. Surround and overwhelm us, O Satisfying Fountain, until we waste love’s richness without measuring cost. Dance among us. Well...
May 22, 2010 | Pentecost, prayer, Spirit
Ah, blessed and beautiful Spirit of God!If you were a flowering azalea,I would be a butterflyresting on your petals and savoring your perfume.If you were an expansive ocean,I would be a kid on the beachchasing the tides and dipping my toes in the surf.If you were a...
