Dec 14, 2016 | Advent, images of God, joy, prayer, psalm
the LORD is my light o God my God, what I wouldn’t give to see your warmth and light on long sleepless nights when only the winter cold keeps me company. yet you greet me faithfully in every dawn, you meet my eyes as though we haven’t spent a single moment...
Nov 28, 2016 | Advent, images of God, prayer, psalm
like a spark to the fire like cool water to the dry tongue like a seed in winter to the cardinal like a red rose to the lover so are the signs of your goodness, O God
Sep 9, 2016 | grace, psalm
Lo! Look: the sun bathes the parking lot in red, easing us into the night with its best colors. Lo! Look: a father laughs with his toddler while a nurse caffeinates for the night shift. Lo! Look: a lover on the phone discreetly wipes a tear trying to keep her world in...
Jul 16, 2016 | images of God, psalm
A Word and then: heaven. A Breath and then: angels. A Laugh and then: giraffes. A Tear and then: humanity. What we have not imagined is but the oceans contained in a bottle. It is, It has been, It can be. on Psalm 33:6-7...
Jul 1, 2016 | nature, psalm
Seven times seven times seven I learn from the lily: rejoice. Seven times seven times seven I learn from the river: continue. Seven times seven times seven I learn from the maple: stand. Seven times seven times seven I learn from the sky: breathe. on 2 Kings 5:10 and...
Jun 3, 2016 | hope, images of God, Jesus, psalm, Spirit
I relocate hope Take it back from finite places and finite people where I imagined it belonged Wash off the crud and cynicism it’s gathered Place it in that Holy Fire where it can be an incense warming and emanating a sweet perfume I unpack faith from the boxes...
