With nothing but doubt and a few coins,I leave this room once more,Needing the outside breeze as a balm for my disbelief.Or is it unbelief?I do not know if they are that different, But I know that the heated rehash of events, again and again,In stale air Is not changing anything and, frankly,Is a disservice… Read More
Saturday Prayer: Holy Silence
Where are you, Lord, in the silence? Where do we find hope in the gap between life and death? In the whirlwind, how can we hear your voice of compassion? In the storm, how can we feel secure? We wait, Holy One. We wait in the shadows of doubt and disbelief. We wait for joy… Read More
Wednesday Prayer – Exhaustion
Holy Spirit, Holy Energy, As the week lengthens and our stamina wanes,we seek the extra strength that will sustain our souls.From bulletins to PowerPoints, we are glued to computersas we perfect the tools of our worship. But you are not calling us to perfection.You afforded us human energy and minds,Not super-computers or brains of perfection.… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
Generous God, for your small and mysterious gifts, thank you. As the big box of palms arrived, I start to feel a glimmer of Easter hope. Thinking about Sunday, picturing the kids ringing the chimes and waving the palms, I start to see a way out of Lent, and all that feels like an eternal… Read More
Monday Prayer
I lost a week, last week. Last Monday I convinced myself that I only had one more week of Lent- that it was already week five and not week four. And that little bird, the one that sits on the middle of your chest and makes you feel panicky, was fluttering like nobody’s business. How… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
Divine Peace- Can I quiet the noises in my mind to open room for your voice? Can I still the chaos of movement in my brain to allow for serenity and peace? The voices of this world have taken my attention captive, filling my mind with all sorts of distractions. Peace feels far away, and… Read More
Monday Prayer + Choose Hope
This past week, people around the world gave thanks for the life of Archbishop Demond Tutu, who died the day after Christmas. Like many long-lived saints, it seemed at times that he would be with us always, but at 90 his work was completed. Last week as I googled my way through quotes I ran… Read More
Friday Prayer: Watching
Holy One, The space between heaven and earth Slips open tonight And we look up to watch for The Star of Bethlehem In wonder… In hope…. Waiting for the Promise Of Peace on earth, And good will on whom Your favor rests… Shine in us, Holy One, For your Creation’s sake. So may it be…… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
I know some people don’t like hiking in the winter. It’s cold, sometimes damp, and there’s no wildflowers or foliage to look at. But we winter hikers know that when the leaves drop and the petals fall and the branches are bare, you can see all new things. Previously hidden vistas and whole new perspectives… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
God of light in the shadows, one little candle this week doesn’t seem like enough. This candle named Hope has to burn so brightly, and for so long, lighting the way from our turmoil to God’s peace, from our sorrow to Christ’s joy, from our fears to the Spirit’s grace. And yet behind that little… Read More
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