“Hope” is the thing with feathers -That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all”

—Emily Dickinson

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  • 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

  • A Prayer Jotted Down

    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

  • Changing Thinking

      1. Evaluate – Is there something in my thinking that is getting the results I do not want? 2. Excavate – What is the source of that thinking? Is it possible that I am moving on a belief about… Continue reading

  • FIRE

      Elements melting with fire … heavens set ablaze and dissolving. These are images from 2 Peter 3:8-15.   We had a taste of fire this week.   California has been on fire for months.   We experience firestorms in… Continue reading

  • Walk Slowly

    I walk slowly through the morning …Adagio.Otherwise, I must run and,Though running is good,It is not …Now.Now is slow …Like snow … flakes falling,So my falling thoughts …Heaven sent must have a place to fallUpon.Fall on me, thoughts and wordsof… Continue reading

  • Let Justice Roll Down

    “But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.” – Amos 5:24  It is as if Amos were here with us today. His words sing out the song of “judgment” or “justice.” It is a strong… Continue reading

  • Advent Meditations on Psalm 20

    Psalm 20:1 – May the LORD answer you when you are in distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you. In the spirit of blessing and benediction, we come to pray for a friend. Such a prayer… Continue reading

  • Advent Meditations on Psalm 21

    Psalm 21:1 – O LORD, the king rejoices in your strength. How great is his joy in the victories you give! The truest and noblest kind of joy is always rooted in who God is and what God does. Human… Continue reading

  • The Hour I First Believed

    "I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted: (2 Cor 4:13 )  We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak …"… Continue reading

  • "It is in dying that we are born to eternal life." – Prayer of St. Francis So, let me die today and die daily. There is nothing in my instincts to pray such a prayer. But then, there is nothing… Continue reading

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