Oct 14, 2018 | lament, prayer
Answer us, we dare pray, O God of our groaning. Reclaim what has been cast away, O God of our weariness. Seek out the pieces of our hearts, lest they be scattered by the wind. In your goodness, let there be a light to keep us company as we cry. In your mercy, let...
Dec 6, 2016 | Advent, lament, prayer, theodicy
Still I wait. Still I listen. Still there is only disappointment. We have waited. We have hoped. Perhaps now at long last God will answer the generations who have cried. Perhaps. But here — here is a shoulder for comfort until God comes. Unless God doesn’t...
Mar 16, 2015 | images of God, lament, Lent, nature
I wait for you to be the strength of the Lion but you are busy saving your own hide from all who hunt the unconquerable. I watch patiently for your Harp to rise and soothe the world into peace but your lyrics sag with lament. I wonder if you wander like the Big Bear...
Aug 3, 2012 | faith, images of God, lament, mental health, mystery, prayer, Spirit
Ah, Spirit! I’m afraid I’ve lost you. No — I’m afraid I’ve lost myself, because my heart feels unfamiliar and the terrain of my soul is desolate wilderness. I am seeking a rock to get my bearings… encountering only wind and silence....