Dec 16, 2017 | Advent, prayer
For release from jealousy and an obligation to contentment, I pray to the God of peace. For reprieve from cynicism and a commitment to curiosity, I pray to the God of hope. For freedom from desolation and renewed dedication to community, I pray to the God of love. For...
Dec 15, 2017 | Advent, peace, prayer
“Peace! Peace” I pray repeatedly, “Peace!” but there is no peace that is not Yours; there is no joy I can claim that’s not Your joy; there is not a victory to be had that isn’t Your triumph; there is no grace I can find absent Your...
Dec 14, 2017 | Advent, prayer
The morning comes too slowly. The morning dawns to fast. The night is unforgiving. The night is fleeting. There is no hour when I am not waiting, but You arrive neither as a thief nor as a friend, because You do not arrive. Prayers soothe my spirit. Prayers irritate...
Dec 12, 2017 | Advent, baptism, images of God, prayer
in the pleasure of silence i know your nearness. you are the warm water that submerges my ego, the soft robe that enfolds my heart, the holy womb that renews my life, the sweet solitude that enlivens my senses, the warm blanket that delights my skin. in the pleasure...
Dec 11, 2017 | Advent, images of God, prayer
If you are the Root, let me be one sprig that dares to stretch a green leaf toward the sun. If you are the Tree, let me be one knot that holds on tightly even as it tests limits in new directions. If you are the Sun, let me be one weedy dandelion that stubbornly seeks...
