Jul 22, 2011 | mystery, peace, prayer-writing, scripture
I wonder if you ever struggle for us, Holy Mystery, the way we struggle for you. Are we ever beyond comprehension to you, in our anxious counting of dollars or our oblique denial of interdependence? Do you wonder over us, with our frantic scurrying for daily life? I...
Jul 8, 2011 | prayer-writing, Spirit
Hello, Spirit. I’ve missed you!It’s been too long since we sat down together,just to be and to share and to renew one another.We’ve played phone tag over the weeks, butit’s not a substitute for face-to-face time like this.Do you have a moment...
Jun 10, 2011 | baptism, lament, prayer-writing
I am overwhelmed — O my God –eyes wide open, holding my breathwatching the flood waters churn over & around mewaiting, desperately hoping, for the waters to recedeAnd as I wait in the drowning, I wonder if this is the meaning of baptism:to experience...
Jun 3, 2011 | prayer-writing, psalm, scripture
magnifyMAGNIFYbring into focusLoveGraceCommunityo my soulMAGNIFYbe a magnifying lens forthe Lightthe Holythe Splendidsort of like the bright sunfocusing in onthe tiny antas an intense spotlightbut in reverseand without burning:my soul (the ant) in all its...
May 26, 2011 | books, prayer-writing
Friends and readers, Are you on my email list to receive new prayer-writing prompts every Friday? If you would like to continue the prayer-writing journey that you began with Writing to God: 40 Days of Praying with My Pen, or if you haven’t used Writing to God...
May 21, 2011 | prayer-writing, psalm, scripture
The words of this verse are familiar — “Bless the LORD, O my soul” — but what does it look like for us to bless the One who blesses? What can we possibly do or say to cause God to be blessed?I cajole my spirit:Bless the Holy One with all that...
