Got that feeling in my body*
Ugly words hurt.Clashing colors make me nauseous.Stripes with plaid make me dizzy. Grim news turns my stomachLoss twists my heart.A word stabsA look penetratesCriticism batters. Thoughts and experiences are, for me, physical.I quite literally feel your pain. Yet,Accept me and my heart bursts!Kindness enfoldsCaring caressesEyes that listen warm meEars that see startle me. My body […]
Spirit of Christ, Lead Me
Let the Spirit of Christ lead me. Not, my spirit, Not, the spiritual forces, But God, Himself in human flesh. This is my role model, my driving force. My focus. Let me not be deceived by things that would distract me, tantalizing though they might be. They are empty, hollow vessels meant for other gods. […]
Who is at the door?
We endanger ourselves when we choose only what suits us and toss what doesn’t serve us. Lord, help me be one who welcomes the other way; one who engages the different approach. Cause me to open my door to accountability come /knocking/ just as I would to \confirmation\ come calling. It is by both of […]
Can we live together, the Earth and I?
From the vantage point of our Silver Line metro rail car, we traverse Tyson’s Corner, and survey the expanse. Towering glass buildings and tangled roadways, elbowing out the newly-leafed trees and occasional grass who are gamely attempting to stand their ground. “How can people not see that we are the bacteria which has infected the land?” my […]
Where do you do your best growing?
Our normal is dichotomy. We define who we are in distinction from who or what we are not. It’s the way we were born. The way we learned to discern our place in the world. I am distinct from my mother. I am one with my fingers and toes. They are me. Who is me? […]
It’s never too late
I’ve grown soft, Lord, forgive me I’ve been indifferent, Lord, forgive me I’ve become complacent, Lord, forgive me I am forgetful, Lord, remind me I am fearful, Lord, protect me I am neglectful, Lord, correct me Guide me toward wonder, Lord, revise me Lead me toward newness, Lord, challenge me Rekindle the heart you created, […]
First we must stand
Walking, it’s as natural as breathing. Put one foot in front of the other. Move it on out. It wasn’t always this way. Once, we couldn’t hold our head up, couldn’t roll over couldn’t sit without toppling couldn’t rock on all fours could not even crawl. Imagine, there was a time when we were stuck in […]
Who is your brave-booster?
She was never quite ready. But she was brave and the universe listens to brave. ~ Rebecca Ray The universe may listen to brave, but mostly, it turns a deaf ear, laughs in your face and sends you packing. the world doesn’t reward brave, doesn’t reimburse you for your troubles, doesn’t acknowledge the courage it […]
Punch holes in your fears
Fear hovers like fog.It gathers, hesitates, stays.We read what confirms.See, I am right to be afraid;I have reason to fear. Light dimsPulling up our covers, toour hideout, our cocoon, our tent.Safety suffocates…if not self imposed,then self-perpetuated. Punch holes in what frightens you.Not with fists,but with learning,with truth,with prayer,by conversation with a trusted confidante. Pepper your […]
Still, not stationary
Still. Is it even possible to be still, in the presence of one who is never still? Mirror neurons, they are a-buzzin’ How is it that God, who is stillness, is strength and power, endurance and accomplishment, rest and calm, undiminished all? While I, overtaken by sorrow at the weeping, muffled by the world’s accounting, leaden […]