God of light, On the days of shadows and clouds, our souls feel the strain of gray. Will sunlight pierce through the thickness of dread? Will light reach our foreheads, our hands, our spirits? Whether winter clouds or summer storms, erase clouds from the skies. Remove the clouds hovering above our minds and encapsulating our… Read More
Friday Festival: Hot and Cold Running Wisdom
Sitting in front of fans and air conditioning units, our bloggers are digging deep within for wisdom. While many of us want to flop on the couch with beach books, or are now finding ourselves in mid-winter, depending on where we live, our bloggers are mining the depths for unexpected gems of wisdom. The body… Read More
Monday Prayer
Holy One… ah… Summer Nights light, bright, heady. Darkness a distant memory… In my sweet corner of the world, summer brings the longest of days and the shortest of nights The lightness fills my soul Thank you! Precious Holy, for all who today lie in dark places – send your light For all who today… Read More
Wits’ Ends Day: Summer Sermon Series
Well, preachers, we’ve made it through the high holy days. Our people expect certain things from us as we preach them through Advent and Christmas, Lent and Easter. But summer is on the horizon, and for many, that means a chance to spread our preaching wings just a bit. We can move off Lectionary and… Read More
Friday Festival: Summer Companions
Our bloggers are finding interesting company this August, as summer begins to wind down. Their companions, human and otherwise, reveal places where God is at work, re-shaping us even more fully into the divine image within us. Susan K. Smith is considering the company we keep when we are silent about white supremacy. She recalls… Read More
Saturday Prayer – Summer Harvest
Holy Gardener, We have been tending seeds for a while now. Mid-summer is the time to watch and wait, to water and weed. Might there be some small harvest as a result of our labors? If it is possible, in all our endeavors, grant us the encouragement of fresh tomatoes, the surprise of an early… Read More
Friday Festival: God Shows Up
God is popping up in unexpected places in these hot July days. As temperatures soar and wildfires rage, the quiet places are revealing God’s presence to our bloggers. A wedding in France prompts Linda Anderson-Little to think about savoring experiences rather than rushing through them at Soul Story Writer. The wedding was expected to be… Read More
Saturday Prayer – Strawberry
Thank you God for this strawberry, the last fresh one of the season, almost too ripe to pick and eat. Thank you God for this strawberry, not too ripe after all, plucked carefully to avoid crushing, eaten still kneeling. Thank you God for this strawberry, which is not a metaphor for anything but is just itself… Read More
Friday Festival: Trip or Journey?
Summer makes us think of trips, but at Good News in the Wilderness, Sheila is reflecting on the difference between a trip and a journey. “A summer trip has a beginning, and an end. A journey? Well, it’s hard to pin a journey down in that way. We do begin our earthly journeys when we… Read More
Friday Festival
Our bloggers are reflecting on travel, and the baggage we carry, this week. They are our tour guides into new spiritual territory. Beginning with the intriguing lament, “I have always wanted to be a tiny-purse carrier,” Melissa Bane Sevier reflects on what we carry around, and Jesus’ instructions to his disciples not to carry a… Read More
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