Mar 23, 2015 | Lent, prayer, vocation
Take my boat (yes, the one I’m still bailing) and use it for your teaching; turns out it’s no good for fishing anyway. Take my days (yes, the ones I’m grinding through) and use them for your witness; these days certainly aren’t turning for my...
Oct 10, 2014 | confession, healing, mental health, prayer, vocation, wholeness
Worrying and twisting my soul over all that is and all that may be and all that needs to be paperwork homework new projects continuing projects self improvement projects write less weigh less exercise at all eat healthier fold laundry make dinner pay attention connect...
Apr 2, 2014 | healing, Lent, mental health, prayer, vocation, wholeness
Not the life of ghosts, O my God, but the life of being do I wholly seek. To live not in apparition or fleeting vision but in flesh and in tangible connection. Let dry bones crumble to dust; do not waste time rebuilding muscle but start fresh! Start fresh in me, I...
Mar 25, 2014 | Lent, prayer, scripture, vocation
Jesus said to them, “When I sent you out without a purse, bag, or sandals, did you lack anything?” They said, “No, not a thing.” He said to them, “But now, the one who has a purse must take it, and likewise a bag.” (Luke 22:35-36a)...
Sep 20, 2013 | grace, justice, scripture, vocation
I will appoint Peace as your overseer and Righteousness as your taskmaster. (Isaiah 60:17) Today, my “to do” list is not my own. It is governed by Peace, and she will review my list before approving or amending it. Peace has a perspective on life beyond my...
Jul 26, 2013 | lament, prayer, vocation
Hear the silence in my heart, Most Holy, the reverberating sound of “I don’t know.” Do not call me from this cave or tease my heart with angels, for I am determined to rest. The familiar has become foreign to my soul and home is a bitter dream...