Apr 25, 2021 | comfort, confession, discipleship, grace, prayer
We want, O Shepherd — how much we want! To be esteemed, to be secure, to be carefree, and we hoard to fill our insatiable egos. Feed us with the unlimited harvest of love, in all and through all and for all. We are tired, O Shepherd. Let us lie down, guard us as...
Apr 22, 2021 | justice, psalm
You make me lie down in green pastures; you lead me beside still waters. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. – Psalm 23:2 & 5 (NRSV) Green pastures aren’t hard to come by when you grow...
Apr 22, 2018 | prayer, resurrection
By your name and your power, O Christ, our lives are renewed for the living of these days, for the loving of all peoples, for the leaping gladness of praise. By your name and your power, O Christ, our hearts are saved for the laboring of mercy, for the welcoming of...
Feb 24, 2018 | Lent, prayer, psalm
At night, the shadows are the stillness and I am panicked as I pray: Lord, be with me. In the day, the shadows are the desolation and I am resigned as I pray: Lord, be with me. In the news, the shadows are the flood of despair and I am broken apart by pain as I pray:...
May 5, 2014 | church, justice, Monday Muse, worship
Oh my, but the Revised Common Lectionary readings for this coming Sunday resonate with me like fingernails down a chalkboard! Today’s Monday Muse for your worship preparation is less encouragement and more caution: beware the pitfalls of easy ecclesiology, of...
