Mar 16, 2018 | Lent, prayer
I could listen to you for hours, O God, if only you would say something — say anything. Tell me a tale of spring that interrupts winter, of birds that coax the sun to rise with song, of comfort amidst turmoil. Say that trouble won’t last always, that love...
Mar 13, 2018 | baptism, Lent, prayer
My spirit dips its toes into your joy, timid and testing, then immerses itself into the wellspring of your grace. Let me soak in this luxury of gladness long after the water wrinkles settle into my soft heart and warp it to the foolish shape of...
Mar 12, 2018 | Lent, prayer
Help, Jesus, help. . Do not turn away from us. . Do not leave me, not again. .
Mar 10, 2018 | Lent, prayer
Is this what you meant, O God, when you said that we are dust: Did you mean that our bodies would grow weary and our spirits would feel dry? Did you mean that our banishment from Eden would necessitate a lifetime of psychiatric therapy and chiropractic care? Did you...
Mar 9, 2018 | Lent, prayer
In my heart a prayer is whispered for love, for love, for love. Until then, O Christ, teach the whispers to sing a lullaby. In my heart a prayer is whispered for hope, for hope, for hope. Until then, O Christ, weave the whispers into a dream. In my heart a prayer is...
