Mar 28, 2012 | Lent, nature, prayer, Spirit
Help this oak tree of a soul, Living Spirit:see where I am knotted and hunched,where I am trimmed short by wounds,how I have stretched out for the sunyet again turned away from exposure;know the hollowed out and dying placesalso the deep yearning of my heart’s...
Mar 21, 2012 | courage, Lent, nature, Spirit
“Courage!” She whispersto the closed daffodil.”But it’s cold and dark,”the sleepy flower shivers.She twinkles in the dew.”Courage! Come out,watch the sunrise!””Courage!” She callsto the geese honking.”This is...
Feb 25, 2012 | images of God, Lent, nature, prayer, Spirit
The wind of your Spirit howls at the world and threatens our complacency. I watch the sycamores bend before you; the traffic light poles bounce and quiver; litter dances on the highway; people scurry for shelter with coats held tightly against the blustery Spirit that...
Jan 30, 2012 | nature, psalm, Spirit
Praise, give praise to God,all you blustering winds and racing clouds.Praise God with your daunting whistle and your rainbow of grays.Do not relent on your courseto twist me around and sting my cheeksin reminder of life’s vigor and God’s strength.Surprise...
Nov 8, 2011 | mental health, prayer, Spirit
Usually I ask you to fill me up, to pour over me, to satisfy my thirst and saturate my spirit, to infiltrate and permeate my life, to top off my cup and run over. But these days I’m already full. Way too full. Maxed out, loaded, gorged even, topped off with so...
Aug 5, 2011 | faith, music, prayer-writing, Spirit
I breathe in search of you, praying for the Wind to stir the dry leaves of my spirit. I would settle for hearing them scratch against one another, any sign of Life in this otherwise dry & lifeless heat. Come, Wind, and dispel my stagnation, full of vain longings...
