Holy Friend, Let me just remember—the whirlwind of detailed worries that tucked me into bed last night. Are they all here today? Fresh as daisies and ready for another round? Let us stop this madness that chases me. Hold me still and brush me off. Tell me there is no need to take that on… Read More
Monday Prayer
Dear God, I have some catching up to do with you. There are things chasing me down. Things from years ago when I thought setting them aside meant they could be left behind. They are not. And now, years later, I feel them even more–mistakes I can’t undo, my wrong words echoing still, what I… Read More
Daily Prayer
Monday’s Prayer posted Sunday evening as I’ll be driving from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan to Calgary, Alberta on Monday. With you, Diane. Neither slumbering nor sleeping God, I opened my eyes to another day and for a moment it was sweet–just you and me and a morning miracle. Then I froze. And remembered. I don’t begin… Read More
Revised Common Lectionary: Respect As Spiritual Practice
Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20 Philippians 3:4b-14 Matthew 21:33-46 Is respect becoming an old-fashioned idea we remember only when we miss it? Today’s readings left me thinking a lot about respect. Wonder along with me about wanting respect, offering it, changing the criteria for it, and losing it. What did you think respect was and… Read More
