3 a.m. is an unholy hour. Not because God is absent, but because in the exhaustion of the soul, Idols creep in, hauling their own plinths behind them. The petty gods of anxiety and frustration fight over the floorspace of your mind While slinky griefs and self-doubt drape themselves cunningly in the most conspicuous places.… Read More
RevGalBookPals: The #MeToo Reckoning
Content Warning: sexual assault, abuse, rape, church abuse, I am Lutheran (ELCA). In Lutheran theological understanding, all of the commandments are interconnected, not only to our relationship with God, but to our relationship with other people. Commandments are most quickly broken because we (people) create false idols. These are not the golden calf of… Read More
Friday Prayer: Care of All Things
Creator of all things- I pray for the animals, the bugs, the creeping things, the critters that you made, love, and for which you care. I trust that each tripping hoof, whispering antenna, and minuscule stretch is known to you. I grieve that the missteps of human beings cause pain and suffering to our created… Read More
Saturday Prayer: Two Days Out
God, we are two days out from epiphany and my view is backside of a camel, the road is a blister-maker, the night-sky is cloudy, and I think I am going to make a bad decision. I know that being wise involves avoiding the bullies, in families, communities, schoolyards, prison yards, nursing homes, work places,… Read More
Friday Prayer: Epiphanies in Due Time
Dear God- All time is contained in you. In my own understanding of time, I am baking a cake for a birthday party, preparing for a funeral, and grieving the daily news. In time beyond my understanding, magi from somewhere unknown are traveling to find a baby whose birth they perceived by observing a celestial… Read More
Monday Prayer: on the verge
Tender heart, we pause in these days of in between; of releasing the world that forged the path on which we place our feet, and leaning into the hopes and blank canvases of tomorrow. Equip us with patience as we view the landscape and plot our course. Empower us with wisdom as we respond to… Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party: Getting real again
It’s that season when, out of our routines, we lose track of the days. But Sunday approaches relentlessly. So what are you preaching this Sunday in the midst of what, for many, is still very much a holiday and yet, for others… Our Lectionaries offer us new beginnings in the gospel of Mark (NL) or… Read More
Monday Prayer
We hear the sound of hooves finding purchase along the rocky path, an echo of our progress on the journey toward light. Carrying the expectant one, mindful of each jostling step, the way is steadied as the family presses on. Under the canopy of stars and anticipation, the darkness begins to yield to the grasp… Read More
RCL: Still Waiting
By now, hopefully your stockings are hung by the chimney with care, your halls have been decked (with boughs of holly or your decoration of choice), and it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go! But we’re not there yet. The season of waiting and anticipation continues. What will be synonymous with… Read More
Monday Prayer
The fingers of approaching light alert us to the blessing that comes, tucked into the folds of mercy and longing and yearning to extend its reach to the tenderness of souls. We find you there in the rush of our days, the longing of our tears, the hiccups of our joys. Steal a kiss for… Read More
