Don’t Hold On
Sometimes it takes a painful letting go to discover what we truly need.
Today, I witnessed a resurrection
Today, I thanked a tree for its shade, pausing under its broad branches for a moment’s break from the late morning sun. I even blew it a kiss, the only gift I could think of to offer back was this bit of extra CO2 for its respiration. A very small bit, to be sure. On […]
Can I tell you a secret?
“Can I tell you a secret?” I whispered to the little boy. The very little boy who told me he was two as he climbed across the table after dumping the entire contents of the bag of blocks onto the floor after emptying the cart full of plastic food into the plastic sink and trying […]
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, […]
How, Lord, do we respond?
“The evil out there will not stop because of the faith in here.” ~ Tom Berlin, Easter 2016 Sermon You can’t just stand on your principles. You must act on your convictions. What will we do that we haven’t been doing? say that we haven’t been saying? to stop what’s not stopping? Renew us, in […]
Without Doubt
I will. What powerful words. A promise, an intention, a commitment. If I say I will do it, I will. I am reluctant to say this to God. ‘I will follow you all the days of my life.’ Because I know I won’t. I will trip and fall. I will stumble or swerve or slam […]
From Black and White to Living Color
So, we wait. We don’t rush to the finish. We don’t turn to the back of the book for the answers or the last chapter to see how it comes out. We don’t take the short cut through the peppermint forest if we roll doubles. We don’t jump to the front of the line. We […]
I go to prepare a place for you
Until that which we write, we think, we pray, comes to life, we are noisy gongs and clanging cymbals. This is the pre-Easter world, the pre-Easter us. Oh, the list. Thank God, the baby Jesus was born into a smelly stable. At least He knew what He was getting himself into, or at least He […]
Leave no doubt
What if we forget? What if we don’t get around to it? What if we’re afraid?…to tell them…until it’s too late. I live among the self-sufficient. Everybody’s “got this.” “I’m good,” they say. They don’t need my help, don’t entertain my suggestion, don’t want my advice. In fact, accepting help taints their ‘I can do […]
Recovering into Easterhood
We used to call it ham and egging. When playing as partners, one plays well while the other falls off the pace, then you switch. It’s not a planned strategy; it just happens this way when it happens well. It allows the team to thrive and neither partner to become completely exhausted or over-burdened. I […]
