Dec 14, 2016 | Advent, images of God, joy, prayer, psalm
the LORD is my light o God my God, what I wouldn’t give to see your warmth and light on long sleepless nights when only the winter cold keeps me company. yet you greet me faithfully in every dawn, you meet my eyes as though we haven’t spent a single moment...
Mar 2, 2016 | blessing, images of God, Lent
I imagine that your radiance splashes like a fountain raining grace and joy and beauty on all of life as it emerges from the eternal pool, and our footsteps drip with rainbows as we live and grow and love each day like gold flowing in the veins of the mountains, like...
Nov 10, 2014 | Advent, liturgy, Monday Muse
Advent is a season to savor — the longing, the impossible hope, the desperate eagerness for God to come and completely convert the world to holy ways of justice and love. Savoring Advent, however, is often a rare luxury for church professionals working hard to...
Feb 26, 2014 | Epiphany, faith, prayer
Before the light of Epiphany fades, before we don the ashes of Lent, O Jesus we pray: light a light for us. Light a light for us that is brighter than our vanities and fabricated pleasures. Light a light that is stronger than our fears and our faith. Light a light for...
Jan 3, 2014 | images of God, psalm
Light of all life, I praise you for the dawn’s beam that awoke my soul. Light of all life, I praise you for the bright star that held my breath. Light of all life, I praise you for that soft glimmer of laughter & fellowship. Light of all life, I praise you...