Jun 1, 2012 | comfort, nature, poem
When all else fails you, hold on to a song:one that stirs your soul and pulls you with iton a high soaring ride.If it is life that is failing you and death draws near,hold on to the wind: remember that the unknownis the movement of life.If it is love that fails you,...
Feb 18, 2012 | images of God, poem
My words are like tongshandling the hazy red coalsof a fire too holywhich neverthelesshas called me to its side.So I whisper: “Beautiful!”and an ember pulses brighter;”Delightful!” and a sparkcracks with laughter;”Restorative!” anda...
Dec 29, 2011 | Christmas, love, poem
So Love has come,finally,fully,no longer a heavenly conceptor ontological mysterybut a Lifeof breath and fleshshowing that Love livedis possiblein the fullest –not nuanced or strategized,not compromised or politicized,but simply expressedin touchin breadin...
Dec 15, 2011 | Advent, nature, poem, prayer, thanksgiving
For health and strength and daily bread,For breath and for the paths we tread,For love which keeps our hearts exposed,For scars and dreams that make us grow,For sunset’s fire and ocean’s storm,For starry nights and blankets warm,For stories, for hope, for...
Oct 17, 2011 | images of God, poem, prayer-writing
It’s a long path,with bends out of sightand dense fog on most days,so I concentrate on my stepsand on knowing You within them.Today:a lightness,a slower pace,a reflection of the satisfied joythat makes the trees burst with color;and You:the unencumbered Air,the...
Aug 25, 2010 | images of God, poem, women
When people ask me, “What is God like?” I often answer God is like a shepherd tending to the flock leading me to still waters Or I say that God is like a rock grounding all being securing me through storm and sun alike But lately I’ve come to think that God is like a...
