Room for Rage

Herod sent and killed all the children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had learned from the wise men. Then was fulfilled what had been spoken through the prophet Jeremiah: “A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and...

The Eve before the New

Do not ask us to turn back, O Mother,or to return to what has been;although there is beauty in the past,we cannot remain therenor do we wish to relivethe milestones of pain and grief thatbrought us from the past to this day. Do not ask us to go back, O Mother,where...

Restraint

The LORD God commanded the man, “You may freely eat of every tree of the garden; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat.” – Genesis 2:16-17 (NRSV) When the new year dawned last month, my social media feed was filled with people...

Yesterday Today Tomorrow

In prayer, we say the name that gives us hope: JESUS. In song, we raise the name that brings us peace: JESUS. With shouts, we cry the name that brings us healing: JESUS. You who are the same yesterday today and tomorrow stay with us and love us yesterday today and...

Beginning Again

For the hope that You can bring about a new thing, for the knowledge that You have already done it: we give thanks with a deep breath. For the ways that we have walked and wandered, for the journeys that You set before us now: we give thanks with a deep breath. For...

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