Mar 6, 2018 | Lent, prayer
Today I will sweep cobwebs, O LORD, mindful of the ways that dust has sifted and settled into the corners of my spirit. Today I will sort mail, O LORD; I will pray for trees that became junk mail and for earth’s renewal. Today I will change the batteries, O...
Mar 5, 2018 | Lent, nature, prayer
If the winds howl and the lightning flashes its threat, nevertheless I will be at home in the storm so long as you are there. If the stars burn and the meteors rain with abandon, nevertheless I will be at home in the heavens so long as you are there. If the road...
Mar 3, 2018 | Lent, prayer
I lost you somewhere along the way (although for the longest time I said that you were the one who lost me). I lost you somewhere along the way and I blame myself for not clinging more closely — or was I too close? Night and day I longed for you but desire...
Feb 28, 2018 | Lent, prayer
Raging, storming, balking, mourning: still in your presence. Hoping, soaring, loving, warring: still in your presence. Living, dying, failing, trying: still in your presence.
Feb 26, 2018 | baptism, Lent, prayer
Cover my heart, O God, like a cloud covers the sky, and hide my brokenness until your love rains with healing. Light my way, O God, like a fire blazes in the night, and burn my fears to dust so each spark guides like a star. Bring me out with joy, O God, like a spring...
