Dec 6, 2013 | Advent, communion, poem
Here is my light. Limited though it is, I hold it up against the night. Perhaps you will see it and you will breathe in relief to experience a needed warmth and a lessening of shadows along your way. Perhaps this little glow of mine will encourage you to show your own...
Dec 8, 2012 | Advent, hope, Jesus, prayer
Light a light for us, O Jesus, Messenger of the Living God. Light a light for us that is brighter than our decorations and vain joys. Light a light that is stronger than our fears and faith. For we are flailing in the dark, injuring one another as we grope for...
Jan 7, 2012 | Epiphany, Jesus, women
This little Light of mine, cradled in my arms asleep, I’m gonna shine for you! Little Light, for you I will not rest until the world is a little gentler, a little kinder, a little saner, so that it welcomes you as you grow. Sweet Light, the sun is dim for me...
Dec 16, 2011 | Advent, images of God
I pray for light (Light!) to sustain me today with flickers of warmth and laughter with the steady glow of love and friendship with the bright joy of anticipation with the still-burning hope of compassion. I give thanks for light (Light!) that encourages me onward...
Dec 31, 2010 | comfort, images of God, prayer
The jeweled flickers of sunlight are constant on the tumbling creek waters even as the stream itself continues on the journey. Dancing, Beckoning Light: please be the Constant and the Change alike in my life, along my...