“In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”  John 1:4-5 By now, your community is lighted with beautiful reminders of the Christmas season. The… Continue reading

  Five years ago, we were all shocked and shaken by Sandy Hook and the unbelievable events that touched so many lives with death and devastation. I processed as I often do, by writing. This showed up in a review… Continue reading

There is wisdom in our weakness and poetry in our mortality. We speak wise things; we ponder understanding; we sing the proverbial metaphors of life's great truths. "Hear this, all peoples!Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,both low and high,rich… Continue reading

      The love of God is greater farThan tongue or pen can ever tell;It goes beyond the highest star,And reaches to the lowest hell;The guilty pair, bowed down with care,God gave His Son to win;His erring child He… Continue reading

  Father of Lights, Lord of Glory, Master of the Universe, Arbiter of Covenants, Leader in Battle, Thou Who stillest the storm and declares peace, Giver of good gifts, Creator of all, God of Heaven Whose footstool is earth, King… Continue reading

  Now, tomorrow, some day,Informed by yesterday,Embracing the moment,Inspired by the future,Fearful of fear,Faithful to the path we seeThrough eyes of faith,We do believe,Deep in our hearts,We do believeWe do not fearWe lay it asideWe do believeDeeply,DeeplyWe shall overcomeSome day!!!… Continue reading

The psalms are full of paradox; that is why I love them and relate to them so. In the same breath: "God, you beat me up badly" and "God, you have always protected me." And … "Where are you God?"… Continue reading

Sometimes there is less to say than one would think. Sometimes there is less to think than one would say. Sometimes profundity is mere redundanty.  Sometimes redundace is profundance.  What time it is, I do not fathom. I shall look… Continue reading

This is a new day, God of hope.It has not been fully formed.A million choices will frame it and fill in the blanks.Some are ours; some are others' and then …There is nature and nature's choice's.We know this, at the… Continue reading

Dear God,I hope I am not standing on the street corner praying to be seen by men.It's just easier to type some prayers and invite any who might liketo join or praywith me orfor me.You know what is in my closet.There… Continue reading