O Lord, you have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from far away. You are acquainted with all my ways. For it was you who formed my inward parts; I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. – Psalm 139:1-14… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
God, today I try to return to my “normal”: to my work, friends, routines that help me take steps forward in my life. But God, my body, mind, and soul would rather stay in the well of grief in which I’ve been abiding for the past two weeks. The aches and nausea ground me to… Read More
We who believe in Freedom cannot rest
A week ago, I sat listening and praying in Ebenezer United Methodist Church on Capitol Hill, an historic black church. I attended at the invitation of a friend who was part of the arrests in the Capitol on July 13th of this year. She and others were taken to lock-up for praying and singing in… Read More
Friday Festival: Advent continues
It is late in Advent. Some of us are weary, some stressed, some relieved to be nearly done. In the midst of all that here is some reading for refreshment. Rosa shares the beauty of a home visit to a priest with dementia, and the ways the words of Advent engage him. Melissa shares Joseph’s… Read More
RevGalBookPals: An Ordinary Death
Christy Thomas’ 2015 book An Ordinary Death: Where Grief and Relief Hold Hands, is both a compelling personal account of a beloved parent’s death and a practical, cautionary and instructional resource. The Rev. Dr. Thomas, who is a retired Methodist pastor, relates in modern epistolary form (blog posts, emails, letters and personal journal entries) how her vibrant… Read More
Ask the Matriarch: The Better Boundaries Bureau
Pastors who supply preach face special boundary issues. While it’s true that no church we serve is “ours,” it’s even more true for those of us who come in for a week or four and then go on to preach from other pulpits. Here’s a letter to the Matriarchs from a RevGal with an excellent… Read More
