Holy silence Holy tears Holy questions Holy fears We wait in confusion, We ask our “whys” We do not understand… In the silence We look to You, Holy One, For hope, For endurance, For promises resurrected In hearts and lives. We sit In our vigils and questions Knowing that You Are faithful and You Are… Read More
Friday Prayer
Dear God- [pause] [pause] [pause] [long pause] [Do these really count as pauses anymore or just a block of silence?] Dear God- I want to pray, but I’m both overwhelmed and drained. Even with the Spirit’s intercession, my prayers are one long sigh and silence. Such as they are, please receive them. And, in your… Read More
Saturday Prayer – No Words
Living Word, I don’t know what to pray today. My mind is clouded, my mouth is dusty, and no words come. When a word or two finally surfaces, I reject it because those words have already been spoken. If at last a word croaks out, I wonder who will hear it. Living Word, Could… Read More
Saturday Prayer – Yellow Leaf
I’m looking for you. I’m looking for you in the rants of the Twitter feed, in the pumpkin-spice flavors of the Facebook page, in the adrenaline boosting headlines of the news at the top of the hour. But you are not there. I’m looking for you. I’m looking for you in this list of the… Read More
Monday Prayer
Good morning God!! How are you today? Good & bad is what I see… tragedies and celebrations all wrapped up together buzzz, buzzz, buzzzzz…… Good morning God! Can we sit awhile? Chew the fat; shoot the breeze; share some thoughts… reflect on all that is going on in the world buzzzzz, buzzzzzz, buzzzzzzzzz……. Good morning… Read More
