Dec 24, 2014 | Advent, Christmas
Into the stillness bright flashes, loud pops, bursts of sound, all so disorienting Who can stand at such a time when power erupts without warning, without even a Pity to help the fast-beating hearts caught off guard by the moment, by the forceful authority And when...
Dec 23, 2014 | Advent, Christmas
God is with us not despite but in God is with us not except but because God is with us not after but through God is with us not near but within God is with us not until but along God is with us not from but for God is with...
Dec 20, 2014 | Advent, Christmas, Jesus, prayer
Stay in the manger, Baby Jesus, safe in your swaddling clothes. Safe in the manger where we can adore you without fear. Snug in your manger, Jesus, so we may immortalize you in a sanitized barn. Secure in a rustic manger where the cow is your biggest competition, far...
Dec 11, 2014 | Advent, Christmas, images of God, prayer
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, be thou my source and courage! O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, yield joy and peace to nourish Thy people’s hope when days are long, Their voice to meet despair with song. O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, may faith stay...
