Advent: Listening to our Longings
Advent invites me to listen to my longings... to ponder afresh what I long for in the appearing of Emmanuel, God with us. Join me as we listen to the longings that arise as we savor this piano/cello rendition of O Come, O Come Emmanuel. Click on the title below to hear the music and see the...
Advent’s First Sunday
The First Sunday in Advent The Collect. Almighty God, give us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness, and put upon us the armour of light, now in the time of this mortal life, in which thy Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come...
Saints Among Us
“I sing a song of the saints of God, patient and brave and true, who toiled and fought and lived and died for the Lord they loved and knew…” When you hear the word “saint,” what comes to mind? For me, quite often the concept of a saint is that of someone so high, holy and revered,...
Truth Lent
Ash Wednesday: humbling reminder of who I am in relation to the great I AM. noticing what is lent to me by the One who made me. giving up what is too important to me to let in what is most important for me. embracing a new practice to erase an old rut. uncluttering my heart to discover...
In Purple Haze of Morning
Plum perfect: as in the royal sunrise tickled me awake with lavender laughter. I slid down the bannister in my favorite periwinkle PJs, inhaled the lilacs, toasted the day with blueberries, as tart and bright as an amethyst, intoxicated with violet hues. ...
What’s next?
Inevitably, if you write a book or create a work of art, people ask what you're up to next. Maybe that's true for anything. When you get your degree, people ask when you will get another degree. When you get a job, they ask what kind of work you'd like next. When you get married,...
Celebration as a Spiritual Discipline
Albert Einstein said, “You can live as if nothing is a miracle or you can live as if everything is a miracle.” Isn’t that the essence of celebration? If we are attentive, in upbeat places of the heart, we can see the miracle of what God is up to in the moment at hand. We can see the...
The Shape of New Beginnings
I’ve been asking God how He wants to shape me for this new year. Not a resolution. Not a goal. A clarifying of who I am to be, how I am to become. I’ve been listening for His response, waiting to hear. As Advent turned to Christmas, as December moved towards January, I’ve journaled,...
Alert for Betweens
Between This line And the next My thoughts burst forth Like fireworks Shimmering against The dark. Between This line And the next I may have strolled around the block Or down the lane. I may have stopped and chatted with a friend Over a cup of Earl Grey tea. Between This...
