Mar 6, 2013 | discipleship, Lent, prayer, writing
Hold a coal to my lips, O LORD, and sink your teeth into my tongue lest my words form without thought or attention. Sear falsehoods from my mouth. Silence my words and let my actions be of service to your Word and to your Work of faithfulness. Let my mouth not speak...
Feb 14, 2013 | Lent, peace, writing
Striving for fullness… Striving for wholeness… Striving for fullness… Striving for wholeness… Striving for fullness… Striving for … a remnant? Striving for only part? Good Lord, God! How you interrupt me and capsize the ways that I...
Nov 21, 2012 | prayer, writing
More than many of us would admit, prayer can be a struggle. We worry that we’re not saying the right words or praying for the right things, we internally compare our prayers to others’ more eloquent & poetic prayers, we stress when prayer feels...
Oct 19, 2012 | images of God, prayer, writing
The voice of God speaking through the prophet Isaiah: “I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. The wild animals will honor me, the jackals and the ostriches; for I...
Sep 14, 2012 | joy, music, nature, writing
My daughter prefers that I keep my dancing to myself but—O my God!—I’ve got to dance because you are so good! I’m gonna tap my toes with the joy of knowing that your Spirit is on the move! I’m gonna shrug my shoulders and lean my hips into the rhythm...
Aug 17, 2012 | nature, psalm, writing
“Again I will build you, and you shall be built, O daughter Israel!” Again you shall take your tambourines and join the dance of the merrymakers! Again you shall plant vineyards on the mountains and enjoy the fruit of your labor!” (Jeremiah 31:4-5,...
