Dec 12, 2014 | Advent, confession, prayer, wholeness
O Eternal Knitter, Most Creative Potter, you who gather pieces in the whirl of chaos and create a beautiful new whole: hold me together. I am unraveling, chipping; my shoulders are tight with knots my spirit is raw from spinning and the world is quaking with the...
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 9, 2014 | grace, Lent, prayer, wholeness
Is there grace for me to be scattered? Is there even gift in it somewhere? I want to be gathered in, drawn close, secured and grounded, but instead I am scattered like pollen on the cool spring breeze. The stories you tell of scattered peoples decry unfaithfulness and...
Apr 8, 2014 | Lent, psalm, wholeness
Honor the LORD with your very being. (Proverbs 3:9a, adapted) Praise! Praise God with the light of your eyes, with their bright gleam of joy! Praise! Praise God with the restful pose of your shoulders, with their willingness to cede control! Praise! Praise God with...
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...
Sep 18, 2012 | faith, scripture, sermon, wholeness
Have you had the experience of looking into a mirror, checking yourself over, walking away … and then returning to the mirror, because you don’t remember checking your hair or necktie? Perhaps you’ve had the experience of checking yourself in the...
