Bearer of all, how tempting it is to sag and weep as your people suffer wound after unthinkable wound. How tempting it is to shrink from the pain and the grief, and seek the corners where we may be shielded from the assaults of hate. How tempting it is, to hope that others will step… Read More

Blessed One, who colors our days with the glow of fireflies and the roar of the ocean, carry us this day on the breath of your love. Invite us into the nooks and crannies of delight, where dreams are born and disappointments released. Tend the bumps we suffer at the hands of the careless and… Read More

Blessed One, you are present to us in power and gentleness, in obvious places, and  crevices too often passed without a glance. Help us see you everywhere. Open us to hear the roar of your intention and the whisper of your healing. Connect us to one another through spirit and flesh, and draw us toward… Read More

The wind of the Feast lingers. It remains in the thickness of leaves and tickles the pulse of life beneath our  skin.  It whistles beneath the wings of butterflies and moths, and beckons the flaps of flags and fingers of cloth on clotheslines to dance in the wake of its glory. Blessed be what lingers… Read More

Blessed Guide, who meets us at the door of all things: grant us discerning hearts to recognize the opportunities before us. There are times to welcome the world we encounter at our doorstep, and greet each friend and stranger into our midst. There are times to cross the threshold of adventure and risk, and join… Read More

Comforting One, who bolsters us as we tumble between triumph and defeat, draw us near to your sustaining grace and love. Open the eyes and ears of our being to receive the fullness of your mystery, that we may yield to is transforming power. As we journey through the disorienting events that pierce the hope… Read More

I know these things to be true. The sun dances and rainbows shine through pearls of water. The coos of infants elicit contented sighs and gut-deep gladness. Music stirs and tempers within the beats of its own rhythm. The earth is rich with nourishment and holds sacred story with gentleness. Hearts break and find renewal… Read More

Bestower of blessings, fling wide the portals of your love as we draw near to you this day. Bless those keeping watch over the tender moments of letting go, and those waiting with eagerness to cradle new life. Bless the studious child, the wandering thought, the imagination stretched out beyond what the horizon can hold.… Read More

I have one request today, God of my being. Steady my steps through these hours of betwixt and between. The sun suggests warmth, but the snow stirs a tremble as I look out to the world beyond my own. A family is mourning the loss of a loved one while another celebrates a long-awaited birth.… Read More